1 Samuel 20:12:51 Sam.20.12.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
elohei
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ esh-LAKH e-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti et-oz-NE-kha
In context — 1 Samuel 20:12
And Jonathan said to David, “The LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow or on the third day, behold, if he is good toward David, shall I not then send word to you and make it known to you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֤י (elohei) 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.20.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.12.W5.S1) and character.