2 Chronicles 15:6:52 Chr.15.6.W5TAB
כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים
kielohim
“for God”
- Transliteration
- ki-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- KEE-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ki.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-e-lo-HIM ha-ma-MAM
- clause
ki-e-lo-HIM ha-ma-MAM be-khol-tsa-RA
- sentence
ve-khut-te-TU goy-be-GOY ve-IR be-IR ki-e-lo-HIM ha-ma-MAM be-khol-tsa-RA
Exegesis
The conjunction kî-ʾĕ-lō-hîm {כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים | kî-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} introduces the causal clause, leading to the Hiphil perfect hă-mā-mām {הֲמָמָ֖ם | hă-mā-mām} “He troubled them,” which highlights divine agency in affliction.
Root and etymology
“God, divine being”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:6
And they were broken in pieces. A nation was crushed by a nation and a city by a city, because God troubled them with all distress .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 15:6, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים (kielohim) 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.15.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.6.W5.S1) and character.