2 Chronicles 23:3:52 Chr.23.3.W5TAB
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
haelohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ha.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM im-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM im-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER la-HEM hi-NE ven-ha-ME-lekh yim-LOKH ka-a-SHER dib-BER ye-ho-VAH al-be-NE da-VID
Exegesis
The quantifier-noun phrase kol-ha-qahal {כָּל־הַקָּהָל | kôl·ha·qā·hāl} ‘the whole assembly’ functions as subject in the locative phrase be-beit ha-Elohim {בְּבֵית הָאֱלֹהִים | bə·bêṯ·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm}, highlighting the temple as the worship center.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:3
In the house of God the whole assembly entered a covenant with the king, and Jehoiada said to them, “Look—this is the king’s son; he will reign, just as the LORD spoke concerning the sons of David.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 23:3, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (haelohim) 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.23.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.3.W5.S1) and character.