1 Chronicles 17:26:41 Chr.17.26.W4TAB

הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים

haelohim

the God

Transliteration
ha-e-lo-HIM
Extended
haa-eh-loh-HEEM
IPA
/hɔː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/

Meaning by language

English
the 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. clause

    ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH a-TA-hu ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. sentence

    ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH a-TA-hu ha-e-lo-HIM va-te-da-BER al-av-de-KHA ha-to-VA ha-ZOT

Exegesis

The nominal predicate ha-’ĕlōhîm {הָאֱלֹהִים | hā’ĕlōhîm} ‘the God’ employs a plural form with singular sense, underscoring exclusivity.

Root and etymology

ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh

mighty one, God

In context1 Chronicles 17:26

And now, Lord God , You are the God, and You have spoken this good thing concerning Your servant.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 17:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 17:26, 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.17.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.26.W4.S1) and character.