1 Kings 21:13:161 Kgs.21.13.W16TAB
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
va-ya-VO-u she-NEI ha-a-na-SHIM be-NEI-ve-li-YA-al va-yesh-VU NEG-do va-ye-di-DU-hu an-she ha-be-li-YA-al et-na-VOT NE-ged ha-AM le-MOR BE-rakh na-VOT e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u she-NEI ha-a-na-SHIM be-NEI-ve-li-YA-al va-yesh-VU NEG-do va-ye-di-DU-hu an-she ha-be-li-YA-al et-na-VOT NE-ged ha-AM le-MOR BE-rakh na-VOT e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh va-yo-tsi-U-hu mi-KHUTS la-IR va-yis-ke-LU-hu va-a-va-NIM va-ya-MOT
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — 1 Kings 21:13
And the two men, sons of worthlessness, came and sat opposite him; and the sons of worthlessness testified against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has blessed God and the king.” Then they brought him outside the city and stoned him with stones, and he died.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 21:13, 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.21.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.13.W16.S1) and character.