2 Chronicles 24:16:82 Chr.24.16.W8TAB
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
haelohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haː.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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-IM ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
ki-a-SA to-VA be-yis-ra-EL ve-IM ha-e-lo-HIM u-VE-to
- sentence
va-yik-be-RU-hu be-IR-da-VID im-ha-me-la-KHIM ki-a-SA to-VA be-yis-ra-EL ve-IM ha-e-lo-HIM u-VE-to
Exegesis
The shift from Hebrew wə-ʿim hāʾəlōhı̂m {וְעִ֥ם הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | wə-ʿim hāʾəlōhı̂m} to English “for God” maintains sense of personal benefaction.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:16
And they buried him in the City of David with the kings, because he had done good in Israel and with God and with His house .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 24:16, 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.24.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.16.W8.S1) and character.