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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM
- 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 context — 1 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.