1 Chronicles 14:12:21 Chr.14.12.W2TAB
אֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם
etelohehem
“the gods of them”
- Transliteration
- ET-e-lo-HE-hem
- Extended
- EET-eh-loh-HEE-hem
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ʔɛloːheːˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- the gods of them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ET-e-lo-HE-hem
- clause
va-ya-za-VU-SHAM ET-e-lo-HE-hem
- sentence
va-ya-za-VU-SHAM ET-e-lo-HE-hem va-yo-MER da-VID va-yis-SAR-fe-VU ba-ESH
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾet} marks the definite direct object elohehem {אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾĕlōhēhem} ‘their gods’, denoting the Philistines’ relinquishment of deities.
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:12
And they abandoned their gods there, and David commanded, and they burned them in the fire .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 14:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם (etelohehem) 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.14.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.12.W2.S1) and character.