1 Kings 13:8:21 Kgs.13.8.W2TAB
אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
ishhaelohim
“the man of God”
- Transliteration
- ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- EESH-hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ.haː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the man of God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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
ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM el-ha-ME-lekh im-ti-TEN-li et-kha-TSI BE-te-kha LO a-VO im-MA-kh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM el-ha-ME-lekh im-ti-TEN-li et-kha-TSI BE-te-kha LO a-VO im-MA-kh ve-LO-o-KHAL LE-khem ve-LO esh-TE-ma-YIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The construct chain ish-haelohim {אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים | ʼîš·ha·ʼĕ·lō·hîm} ‘man of God’ functions as a prophetic designation.
Root and etymology
aleph–yod–shinaleph–yod–shin
“man”
In context — 1 Kings 13:8
But the man of God said to the king, “Even if you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 13:8, so the Hebrew word אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (ishhaelohim) 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.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.8.W2.S1) and character.