Genesis 18:21:5Gen.18.21.W5PAT
אֵלַ֖י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
- French
- jusqu'à moi
- Spanish
- hasta mí
- Portuguese
- até mim
- German
- zu mir
- Russian
- ко Мне
- Arabic-Simplified
- إِلَيَّ
- Hindi
- मेरे पास
- Chinese-Simplified
- 到我这里
- Korean
- 내게
- Indonesian
- kepada-Ku
- Bengali
- আমার কাছে
- Tagalog
- sa akin
- Swahili
- kwangu
- Amharic
- ወደ እኔ
- Yoruba
- sọ́dọ̀ mi
- Igbo
- n'ebe m nọ
- Twi
- me nkyɛn
- Ewe
- ɖe gbɔnye
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
ha-BA-a e-LAI
- clause
e-ra-da-NA ve-er-EH hak-tsa-a-ka-TAH ha-BA-a e-LAI a-SU ka-LA
- sentence
e-ra-da-NA ve-er-EH hak-tsa-a-ka-TAH ha-BA-a e-LAI a-SU ka-LA ve-im-LO e-da-A
In context — Genesis 18:21
let me go down, please let me see its outcry that has come to me they have done altogether and if not I will know
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:21, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֖י (elai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.18.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.21.W5.S1) and character.