1 Samuel 23:7:101 Sam.23.7.W10TAB
אֱלֹהִ֣ים
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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL ni-KHAR o-TO e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI KI nis-ga-GAR la-VO be-IR de-la-TA-yim u-ve-ri-AKH
- sentence
va-yu-GAD le-sha-UL KI-va da-VID ke-I-la va-yo-MER sha-UL ni-KHAR o-TO e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI KI nis-ga-GAR la-VO be-IR de-la-TA-yim u-ve-ri-AKH
Exegesis
In his declaration, the Niphal perfect nikkrah {נִכְרָה | nikkrāh} ‘has been delivered’ conveys a passive result, implicitly attributing agency to ’ĕlōhîm {אֵלֹהִים | ʾĕlōhîm}.
Root and etymology
ʼ-laleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:7
Saul was told that David had entered Keilah, and Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by going into a city with gates and a bar.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 23:7, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֣ים (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.23.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.7.W10.S1) and character.