1 Chronicles 16:1:31 Chr.16.1.W3TAB
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
va-ya-VI-u et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-yats-TI-gu o-TO be-TOKH ha-O-hel a-SHER na-TA-lo da-VID
- sentence
va-ya-VI-u et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-yats-TI-gu o-TO be-TOKH ha-O-hel a-SHER na-TA-lo da-VID va-yak-RI-vu o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces aron {אֲרֹן | ʾarôn} ‘ark’ as the transferred object, further specified by haElohim {הָאֱלֹהִים | hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘the God’ in a construct relationship.
The phrase lip̄nê hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm {לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים | lip̄-nê hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘before God’ situates the rite in divine presence. The pattern of vav sequencing and relative clauses underscores continuity between royal preparation and communal worship.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he
“mighty one, God”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:1
And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 16:1, 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.16.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.1.W3.S1) and character.