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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH a-TA-hu ha-e-lo-HIM
- 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 context — 1 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.