2 Kings 17:37:132 Kgs.17.37.W13TAB
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
elohim
“gods”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- gods
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- clause
ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-khu-KIM ve-ET-ha-mish-pa-TIM ve-ha-to-RA ve-ha-mits-VA a-SHER ka-TAV la-KHEM tish-me-RUN la-a-SOT kal-ha-ya-MIM ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The negative wə·lōʾ tīrʾû {וְלֹ֥א תִירְאוּ | wə·lōʾ tīrʾû} ‘and do not fear’ contrasts obedience with the prohibition against ʾĕlōhîm ’ăḥērîm {אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים | ʾĕlōhîm ’ăḥērîm} ‘other gods’, preserving the structure of command and prohibition.
Root and etymology
aleph–lamed–hehAleph–Lamed–Heh
“divine power”
In context — 2 Kings 17:37
And the statutes and the judgments and the law and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall be careful to keep and do forever; and you shall not fear other gods.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:37:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 17:37, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֥ים (elohim) 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 Kgs.17.37.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.37.W13.S1) and character.