Genesis 46:2:5Gen.46.2.W5PAT

הַלַּ֔יְלָה

halaila

night

Transliteration
ha-LAI-la
Extended
hah-LAI-lah
IPA
/hal.ˈlaj.laː/

Meaning by language

English
night
French
nuit
Spanish
noche
Portuguese
noite
German
Nacht
Russian
ночи
Arabic-Simplified
اللَّيْل
Hindi
रात के
Chinese-Simplified
夜间的
Korean
밤의
Indonesian
malam
Bengali
রাত্রির
Tagalog
gabi
Swahili
usiku
Amharic
የሌሊት
Yoruba
òru
Igbo
abalị
Twi
anadwo no
Ewe
zã la

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Result
הַ + לַּ֔ + יְלָה
ha + lai + la
halaila

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-LAI-la

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV va-YO-mer hin-NE-ni

In contextGenesis 46:2

{And} {He} said God to Israel in visions of the night {And} He said Jacob Jacob {And} He said Here I am

About this coordinate

Genesis 46:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 46:2, so the Hebrew word הַלַּ֔יְלָה (halaila) 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.46.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.46.2.W5.S1) and character.