1 Samuel 19:20:181 Sam.19.20.W18TAB
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
elohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
RU-akh e-lo-HIM
- clause
vat-te-HI al-mal-a-KHE sha-UL RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-yit-na-be-U gam-HE-ma
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM vat-te-HI al-mal-a-KHE sha-UL RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-yit-na-be-U gam-HE-ma
Exegesis
The experiential clause introduced by vattəhî {וַתְּהִ֞י | watt·ə·hî} leads to the prepositional phrase ʿal malkê šāʾûl {עַל־מַלְאֲכֵי שָׁאוּל | ʿal mal·ʾă·ḵê šāʾûl} ‘upon Saul’s messengers’ and the compound rūaḥ ʾĕ·lōhîm {רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים | rū·aḥ ʾĕ·lō·hîm} ‘Spirit of God’, indicating divine agency.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the band of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֔ים (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.19.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.20.W18.S1) and character.