1 Chronicles 21:17:31 Chr.21.17.W3TAB
אֶֽל־הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים
elhaelohim
“to God”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haː.ʔɛ.loˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM ha-LO a-NI a-MAR-ti lim-NOT ba-AM va-a-NI-HU a-sher-kha-TA-ti ve-ha-RE-a ha-re-O-ti ve-EL-le ha-TSON ME a-SU
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM ha-LO a-NI a-MAR-ti lim-NOT ba-AM va-a-NI-HU a-sher-kha-TA-ti ve-ha-RE-a ha-re-O-ti ve-EL-le ha-TSON ME a-SU ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI te-HI NA yad-KHA BI u-ve-VET a-VI u-ve-am-ME-kha LO le-mag-GE-fa
Exegesis
David as the speaker is marked by the proper name in subject position followed by the prepositional address el haElohim {אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾel-hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘to God’.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“God; deity”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:17
And David said to God , “Was it not I who commanded the numbering of the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. And these, the flock—what have they done? LORD my God , let Your hand be upon me and upon my father’s house, but not upon Your people for a plague.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים (elhaelohim) 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.21.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.17.W3.S1) and character.