1 Chronicles 17:24:101 Chr.17.24.W10TAB

אֱלֹהִ֖ים

elohim

God

Transliteration
e-lo-HIM
Extended
eh-loh-HEEM
IPA
/ʔɛloˈhiːm/

Meaning by language

English
God

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֱ + לֹ + הִ֖ים
e + lo + him
elohim

Alphabet Analysis

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

    e-lo-HIM

  2. clause

    ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL

  3. sentence

    ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL u-VET-da-VID av-de-KHA na-KHON le-fa-NE-kha

Exegesis

Double emphasis on divine identity appears in the titles YHWH Tseva’ôt {יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ | Yə-hō-wāh tse-vā-’ôt} and ʾĕlohê Yisra’ēl {אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ʾĕ-lō-hê Yiś-rā-’ēl}.

Root and etymology

ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh

mighty one, God

In context1 Chronicles 17:24

And let it be established, and may Your name become great forever, saying, “The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, a God to Israel.” And the house of David your servant will be established before You.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 17:24:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 17:24, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֖ים (elohim) 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.17.24.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.24.W10.S1) and character.