1 Chronicles 15:2:71 Chr.15.2.W7TAB

הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים

haelohim

God

Transliteration
ha-e-lo-HIM
Extended
haa-eh-loh-HEEM
IPA
/haː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/

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

    et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. clause

    AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM

  4. sentence

    AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} introduces et-aron haelohim {אֶת־אֲרֹן הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾet-ʾārōn hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘the ark of God.’

Root and etymology

ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he

God, mighty one

In context1 Chronicles 15:2

Then David said, “The ark of God must not be carried by anyone except the Levites, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve Him forever.”

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 15:2, 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.15.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.2.W7.S1) and character.