1 Samuel 14:37:31 Sam.14.37.W3TAB
בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים
belohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- be-lo-HIM
- Extended
- bee-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /beːloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
be-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL ve-LO a-NA-hu ba-YOM ha-HU
Exegesis
The phrase bē·’ĕ·lō·hîm {בֵּֽאלֹהִים | bē·’ĕ·lō·hîm} ‘in God’ indicates the inquiry’s addressee.
Root and etymology
אלף־למד־ה
“God, mighty one”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:37
And Saul asked of God , “Shall I go down after the Philistines ? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him that day.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:37, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים (belohim) 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.14.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.37.W3.S1) and character.