Ruth 3:17:8Ruth.3.17.W8PAT
אֵלַ֔י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- ee-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
- French
- à moi
- Spanish
- a mí
- Portuguese
- a mim
- German
- mir
- Russian
- мне
- Arabic-Simplified
- إليَّ
- Hindi
- मुझे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 给我
- Korean
- 나에게
- Indonesian
- kepada saya
- Bengali
- আমাকে
- Tagalog
- sa akin
- Swahili
- kwangu
- Amharic
- ለእኔ
- Yoruba
- sí mi
- Igbo
- nye m
- Twi
- me
- Ewe
- na mí
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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
ah-MAR e-LAI
- clause
KEE ah-MAR e-LAI al-ta-VO-i REE-KAM el-kha-mo-TEKH
- sentence
va-TO-mer shehsh-ha-seh-oh-REEM ha-EH-leh nah-TAN LEE KEE ah-MAR e-LAI al-ta-VO-i REE-KAM el-kha-mo-TEKH
In context — Ruth 3:17
and she said six measures of barley these he gave to me because he said to me do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law
About this coordinate
Ruth 3:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ruth 3:17, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֔י (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 Ruth.3.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.3.17.W8.S1) and character.