2 Chronicles 24:5:142 Chr.24.5.W14TAB
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-he-KHEM
- Extended
- eh-loh-heh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːheːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-he-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM
- clause
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-ve-YIM va-yo-MER la-HEM tse-U le-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-kiv-TSU mik-kol-yis-ra-EL KE-sef le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM mi-DE sha-NA be-sha-NA ve-a-TEM te-ma-ha-RU la-da-VAR
- sentence
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-ve-YIM va-yo-MER la-HEM tse-U le-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-kiv-TSU mik-kol-yis-ra-EL KE-sef le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM mi-DE sha-NA be-sha-NA ve-a-TEM te-ma-ha-RU la-da-VAR ve-LO mi-ha-RU hal-ve-YIM
Exegesis
The construct chain beit Eloheikhem {בֵּית אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | bēṯ ʾĕlôhêykhem} ‘house of your God’ expresses possession and temple ownership.
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:5
And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God from year to year; and you, hasten the matter .” But the Levites did not hasten.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 24:5, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם (elohekhem) 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.24.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.5.W14.S1) and character.