1 Chronicles 16:42:91 Chr.16.42.W9TAB

הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים

haelohim

of God

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

Meaning by language

English
of God

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אֱ + לֹ + הִ֑ים
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

    SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. clause

    ve-im-ma-HEM he-MAN vi-du-TUN kha-tso-tse-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim le-mash-mi-IM u-khe-LE SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM

  4. sentence

    ve-im-ma-HEM he-MAN vi-du-TUN kha-tso-tse-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim le-mash-mi-IM u-khe-LE SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM u-ve-NE ye-du-TUN la-SHA-ar

Exegesis

The construct chain uklei shir haelohim {וּכְלֵ֖י שִׁ֣יר הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | u-kə-lê šîr hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} denotes sacred dedication of instruments to divine song.

Root and etymology

ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he

mighty one, God

In context1 Chronicles 16:42

With them were Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and cymbals to make a sound and instruments for the song of God . The sons of Jeduthun were at the gate .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 16:42:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 16:42, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (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.16.42.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.42.W9.S1) and character.