1 Chronicles 14:10:31 Chr.14.10.W3TAB
בֵּאלֹהִים֙
belohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- be-lo-HIM
- Extended
- beh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /beːloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-lo-HIM
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va-yish-AL da-VID be-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yish-AL da-VID be-lo-HIM le-MOR ha-e-e-LE al-pe-le-sha-YIM pe-lish-TIM u-ne-ta-TAM be-ya-DI
- sentence
va-yish-AL da-VID be-lo-HIM le-MOR ha-e-e-LE al-pe-le-sha-YIM pe-lish-TIM u-ne-ta-TAM be-ya-DI va-yo-MER LO Ye-ho-VAH a-LE u-ne-ta-TIM be-ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The proper name David {דָּוִ֤יד | Dāwîḏ} governs the following prepositional phrase beElohim {בֵּאלֹהִים֙ | bəʾĕlōhîm} ‘of God,’ indicating formal divine consultation.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:10
And David inquired of God , saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines, and will You give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up, and I will give them into your hand.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 14:10, so the Hebrew word בֵּאלֹהִים֙ (belohim) 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 1 Chr.14.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.10.W3.S1) and character.