1 Chronicles 16:4:111 Chr.16.4.W11TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
elohe
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- clause
u-le-haz-KIR u-le-ho-DOT u-le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM u-le-haz-KIR u-le-ho-DOT u-le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The final clause la-YHWH Elohei Yisrael {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | la·yhō·wāh ʼĕ·lō·hê yis·rä·ʼêl} ties these duties to the covenant God of Israel.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he
“mighty one, God”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed ministers from among the Levites before the ark of the LORD , to make remembrance, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 16:4, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֥י (elohe) 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.16.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.4.W11.S1) and character.