1 Chronicles 21:30:61 Chr.21.30.W6TAB

אֱלֹהִ֑ים

elohim

God

Transliteration
e-lo-HIM
Extended
eh-loh-HEEM
IPA
/ʔɛloˈhiːm/

Meaning by language

English
God

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Result
אֱ + לֹ + הִ֑ים
e + lo + him
elohim

Alphabet Analysis

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

    e-lo-HIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    li-de-ROSH e-lo-HIM

  3. clause

    ve-LO-YA-khol da-VID la-LE-khet le-fa-NAV li-de-ROSH e-lo-HIM

  4. sentence

    ve-LO-YA-khol da-VID la-LE-khet le-fa-NAV li-de-ROSH e-lo-HIM KI niv-AT mip-ne KHE-rev mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH

Root and etymology

Rootaleph–lamed–heh

God; deity

In context1 Chronicles 21:30

But David was not able to go before it to inquire of God , because he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the LORD .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 21:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 21:30, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֑ים (elohim) 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.21.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.30.W6.S1) and character.