2 Chronicles 15:1:62 Chr.15.1.W6TAB
אֱלֹהִֽים׃
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
RU-akh e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-a-zar-YA-hu BEN-o-DED hai-TA a-LAV RU-akh e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The idiom ruach Elohim {רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים | rū-ă-ḥ ʾĕ-lō-hîm} conveys God’s inspiring Spirit. In English the divine subject is fronted to emphasize God’s agency while preserving the Hebrew emphasis on reception of the Spirit and ancestral linkage.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:1
And the Spirit of God was upon Azariah son of Oded.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 15:1, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (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 2 Chr.15.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.1.W6.S1) and character.