1 Kings 13:1:31 Kgs.13.1.W3TAB
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ehloheem
“God”
- Transliteration
- eh-lo-HEEM
- Extended
- eh-lo-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
eh-lo-HEEM
- phraseyour reading level
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM
- clause
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL
- sentence
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL veh-yah-rahv-AAM oh-MED al-ha-miz-BEH-akh leh-hak-TEER
Exegesis
The compound ish Elohim {אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים | ʾîš ʾĕ-lō-hîm} functions as the subject, signalling a prophetic envoy.
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“god, deity”
In context — 1 Kings 13:1
And behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, where Jeroboam was standing on the altar to burn incense.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:1, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֗ים (ehloheem) 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 Kgs.13.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.1.W3.S1) and character.