2 Chronicles 20:15:232 Chr.20.15.W23TAB
לֵאלֹהִֽים׃
lelohim
“to God”
- Transliteration
- le-lo-HIM
- Extended
- lee-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /leː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
le-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
KI le-lo-HIM
- clause
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ham-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The nominal clause ki lo lachem hammilchamah ki Elohim {כִּי לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּי אֶל־אֱלֹהִים} ‘for the battle is not yours but God’s’ inverts word order to highlight divine ownership. The English rendering preserves this structure and theological intensity.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“mighty one”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you: Do not fear or be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:15:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of 2 Chronicles 20:15, so the Hebrew word לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (lelohim) 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.20.15.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.15.W23.S1) and character.