1 Kings 14:7:61 Kgs.14.7.W6TAB
אֱלֹהִ֣י
elohi
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HI
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HI yis-ra-EL
- clause
le-KHI im-RI le-ya-rav-AM ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HI yis-ra-EL YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha mi-TOKH ha-AM
- sentence
le-KHI im-RI le-ya-rav-AM ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HI yis-ra-EL YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha mi-TOKH ha-AM va-e-TE-ne-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The double divine title YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ and Elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ʾĕ-lō-hê yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘God of Israel’ asserts sovereign authority and covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“god, deity”
In context — 1 Kings 14:7
Go, say to Jeroboam, “Thus says the LORD , the God of Israel : ‘Because I raised you up from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 14:7, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֣י (elohi) 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.14.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.7.W6.S1) and character.