1 Kings 13:7:41 Kgs.13.7.W4TAB
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
haelohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da ve-et-te-NA le-KHA mat-TAT
Exegesis
The subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-mé-lekh} ‘the king’ is followed by the indirect object introduced by lamed, the phrase ish haelohim {אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾîš hā ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘man of God’, denoting the prophetic office.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-h
“God, divine presence”
In context — 1 Kings 13:7
And the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and have a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 13:7, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (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 Kgs.13.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.7.W4.S1) and character.