1 Samuel 13:13:91 Sam.13.13.W9TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈhɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
LO sha-MAR-ta et-mits-VAT ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER tsi-VA-kh KI a-TA he-KHIN ye-ho-VAH et-mam-la-KHTE-kha el-yis-ra-EL ad-o-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL nis-KHAL-ta LO sha-MAR-ta et-mits-VAT ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER tsi-VA-kh KI a-TA he-KHIN ye-ho-VAH et-mam-la-KHTE-kha el-yis-ra-EL ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The construct chain miṣwāṯ YHWH ʾĕlōhêykhā {מִצְוַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | miṣwāṯ YHWH ʾĕlōhêykhā} highlights the covenant relationship, with the relative clause ʾăšer ṣivvāḵā {אֲשֶׁר צִוָּךְ | ʾăšer ṣivvāḵā} defining divine command.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:13
Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly ; you did not keep the commandment of the LORD your God , which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 13:13, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (elohekha) 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 Sam.13.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.13.W9.S1) and character.