1 Chronicles 17:25:31 Chr.17.25.W3TAB
אֱלֹהַ֗י
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my God
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI
- clause
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI ga-LI-ta et-O-zen av-de-KHA liv-NOT LO BA-yit
- sentence
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI ga-LI-ta et-O-zen av-de-KHA liv-NOT LO BA-yit al-KEN ma-TSA av-de-KHA le-hit-pa-LEL le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
Immediately following is the direct address atah Elohai {אַתָּה אֱלֹהַי | ʾattâ ʾĕ·lô·hâ·i} “You, my God,” which foregrounds divine agency.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:25
For You, my God , have revealed the ear of Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore, Your servant has found it in himself to pray before You.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 17:25, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהַ֗י (elohai) 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.17.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.25.W3.S1) and character.