2 Chronicles 6:40:22 Chr.6.40.W2TAB
אֱלֹהַ֗י
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-TA e-lo-HAI
- clause
a-TA e-lo-HAI yih-yu-NA e-NE-kha pe-khu-KHOT ve-oz-NE-kha ka-shu-BOT
- sentence
a-TA e-lo-HAI yih-yu-NA e-NE-kha pe-khu-KHOT ve-oz-NE-kha ka-shu-BOT lit-fe-LAT ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The temporal adverb attah {עַתָּה | ʾă̆t·tāh} ‘now’ frames the petition, while Elohai {אֱלֹהַי | ʾĕ̆-lō-hāy} ‘my God’ establishes intimate address.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-hAleph–Lamed–Heh
“God, Mighty One”
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:40
Now, my God , let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 6:40, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהַ֗י (elohai) 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.6.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.40.W2.S1) and character.