1 Kings 17:24:91 Kgs.17.24.W9TAB
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ISH e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha e-MET
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a verbless nominal clause with predicate nominative ish elohim {אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים | ’îš ᾿ĕ-lō-hîm}, expressing identity without an explicit copula.
Root and etymology
’-l-h’aleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — 1 Kings 17:24
And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God , and the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 17:24, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֖ים (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 Kgs.17.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.24.W9.S1) and character.