1 Chronicles 15:1:81 Chr.15.1.W8TAB

הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים

haelohim

God

Transliteration
ha-e-lo-HIM
Extended
haa-eh-loh-HEEM
IPA
/haʔɛloˈhiːm/

Meaning by language

English
God

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הֽ͏ָ + אֱ + לֹ + הִ֔ים
ha + e + lo + him
haelohim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-lo-HIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. clause

    va-ya-KHEN ma-KOM la-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-YET-lo O-hel

  4. sentence

    va-ya-AS-lo va-TIM be-IR da-VID va-ya-KHEN ma-KOM la-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-YET-lo O-hel

Exegesis

The noun māqôm {מָקוֹם֙ | māqôm} ‘place’ paired with lārōn ʾĕlōhîm {לֽ͏ַאֲר֣וֹן הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | lārōn ʾĕlōhîm} ‘for the ark of God’ functions as a purpose expression.

Root and etymology

ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he

God, mighty one

In context1 Chronicles 15:1

David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he set in order a place for the ark of God , and he spread a tent over it.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 15:1, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (haelohim) 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.15.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.1.W8.S1) and character.