1 Samuel 14:18:61 Sam.14.18.W6TAB
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
haelohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haʔɛloˈhiːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-khi-YA ha-gi-SHA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-khi-YA ha-gi-SHA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI-ha-YA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ba-YOM ha-HU u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The hiphil imperative haggīšāh {הַגִּ֖ישָׁה | haggīšāh} ‘bring’ governs the object ’ārôn hā’elōhîm {אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ārôn hā’elōhîm} in a genitive construct, indicating divine ownership.
Root and etymology
Roota-l-h
“God, deity”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:18
Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God .” For the ark was on that day with the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:18, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (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 Sam.14.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.18.W6.S1) and character.