1 Samuel 15:21:101 Sam.15.21.W10TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːxɔː/
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
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL TSON u-va-KAR re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The infinitive līzbo’aḥ {לִזְבֹּ֛חַ | līz-bō-āḥ} marks purpose, ‘to sacrifice,’ with la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָ֥ה | lə-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ followed by ʾĕlōhêkha {אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā} ‘your God.’
In context — 1 Samuel 15:21
The people took from the spoil, sheep and cattle—the first of what was devoted—to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 15:21, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (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.15.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.21.W10.S1) and character.