1 Samuel 18:10:51 Sam.18.10.W5TAB
אֱלֹהִ֨ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-tits-LAKH RU-akh e-lo-HIM ra-A el-sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kha-RAT va-tits-LAKH RU-akh e-lo-HIM ra-A el-sha-UL va-yit-na-BE be-TOKH-ha-BA-yit ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-ya-DO ke-YOM be-YOM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kha-RAT va-tits-LAKH RU-akh e-lo-HIM ra-A el-sha-UL va-yit-na-BE be-TOKH-ha-BA-yit ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-ya-DO ke-YOM be-YOM ve-ha-kha-NIT be-yad-sha-UL
In context — 1 Samuel 18:10
And it happened on the next day that an evil spirit of God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied within the house, while David was playing by his hand as day by day; and the spear was in Saul’s hand.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:10, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֨ים (elohim) 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.18.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.10.W5.S1) and character.