2 Chronicles 32:8:62 Chr.32.8.W6TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙
elohenu
“our God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-nu
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- our 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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu
- clause
i-MO ze-RO ba-SAR ve-i-MA-nu ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu le-a-ze-RE-nu u-le-hil-la-KHEM mil-kha-mo-TE-nu
- sentence
i-MO ze-RO ba-SAR ve-i-MA-nu ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu le-a-ze-RE-nu u-le-hil-la-KHEM mil-kha-mo-TE-nu va-yis-sa-me-KHU ha-AM al-div-RE ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The phrase zroa basar {זְרוֹעַ בָּשָׂר | zə-rô‘ bā-šār} uses a bodily metaphor to portray human strength, whereas the compound divine name YHWH Eloheinu {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ | Yə-hô-wāh ʼĕ-lō-hê-nû} highlights divine support.
Root and etymology
ʼ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god; deity”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:8
What he has is only an arm of flesh, but we have the LORD our God to help us and to wage our battles. And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah the king of Judah .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 32:8, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (elohenu) 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.32.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.8.W6.S1) and character.