2 Chronicles 15:12:52 Chr.15.12.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
elohei
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheː/
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 a-vo-TEI-hem
- clause
va-ya-VO-u ba-be-RIT li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-hem
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ba-be-RIT li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-hem be-KHOL-le-va-VAM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase ʼĕ·lō·hê·ʼă·wō·ṯê·hem {אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם | ʼĕ·lō·hê·ʼă·wō·ṯê·hem} ‘God of their fathers’ establishes covenantal lineage.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:12
And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֣י (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 2 Chr.15.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.12.W5.S1) and character.