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

Result
הָ + אֱ + לֹ + הִ֖ים
ha + e + lo + him
haelohim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-lo-HIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-IM ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. clause

    ki-a-SA to-VA be-yis-ra-EL ve-IM ha-e-lo-HIM u-VE-to

  4. 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 context2 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.