1 Kings 20:28:31 Kgs.20.28.W3TAB
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
haelohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yig-GASH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM va-yo-MER el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-SHER am-RU a-RAM e-lo-HE ha-RIM ye-ho-VAH ve-lo-e-lo-HE a-ma-KIM HU
- sentence
va-yig-GASH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM va-yo-MER el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-SHER am-RU a-RAM e-lo-HE ha-RIM ye-ho-VAH ve-lo-e-lo-HE a-ma-KIM HU ve-na-TAT-ti et-kol-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE be-ya-DE-kha vi-da-TE-tem ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The designation ish haʾĕlōhîm {אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾîš hā-ʾĕlōhîm} “man of God” marks a prophetic envoy.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“god, deity”
In context — 1 Kings 20:28
And the man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says the LORD : ‘Because Aram has said, “The LORD is the God of the mountains and not the God of the valleys,” I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 20:28, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (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.20.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.28.W3.S1) and character.