1 Chronicles 21:15:21 Chr.21.15.W2TAB

הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים

haelohim

God

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

Meaning by language

English
God

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אֱ + לֹ + הִ֨ים
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

    va-yish-LAKH ha-e-lo-HIM mal-AKH li-ru-sha-LA-yim

  3. clause

    va-yish-LAKH ha-e-lo-HIM mal-AKH li-ru-sha-LA-yim le-hash-khi-TAH u-khe-hash-KHIT ra-AH ye-ho-VAH va-yin-NA-khem al-ha-ra-AH va-yo-MER lam-mal-AKH ham-mash-KHIT RAV a-TAH HE-ref ya-DE-kha

  4. sentence

    va-yish-LAKH ha-e-lo-HIM mal-AKH li-ru-sha-LA-yim le-hash-khi-TAH u-khe-hash-KHIT ra-AH ye-ho-VAH va-yin-NA-khem al-ha-ra-AH va-yo-MER lam-mal-AKH ham-mash-KHIT RAV a-TAH HE-ref ya-DE-kha u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH o-MED im-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI

Root and etymology

ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh

mighty one

In context1 Chronicles 21:15

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as he was destroying, the LORD saw and relented concerning the calamity , and He said to the destroyer, “Enough ! Now hold back your hand.” Then the angel of the LORD stood at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 21:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 21:15, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים (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.21.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.15.W2.S1) and character.