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

Result
בֵּֽא + לֹ + הִ֔ים
be + lo + him
belohim

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-lo-HIM

  2. 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

  3. 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 context1 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.