2 Chronicles 20:12:12 Chr.20.12.W1TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙
eloheinu
“our God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-nu
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-nu
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- our 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-nu
- clause
e-lo-HEI-nu ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM KI EN BA-nu KO-akh lif-NEI he-ha-MON ha-RAV ha-ZE ha-BA a-LEI-nu
- sentence
e-lo-HEI-nu ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM KI EN BA-nu KO-akh lif-NEI he-ha-MON ha-RAV ha-ZE ha-BA a-LEI-nu va-a-NAKH-nu LO NE-da MA-na-a-SE KI a-LEI-kha ei-NEI-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vocative Eloheinu {אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} ‘our God,’ establishing an immediate plea.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:12
Our God will You not judge them? For there is no strength in us before this great multitude that comes against us, and we do not know what we will do, but our eyes are upon You.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (eloheinu) 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.12.W1.S1) and character.