2 Kings 17:38:82 Kgs.17.38.W8TAB
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
elohim
“gods or God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- gods or 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 | |
| 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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The word
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-hab-be-RIT a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM LO tish-ke-KHA-khu ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The compound elohim acherim {אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים | ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm} ‘other gods’ pairs noun and adjective to define prohibited deities, and the English preserves this structure and the emphatic vav.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“deity, god”
In context — 2 Kings 17:38
And the covenant which I made with you, you shall not forget ; and you shall not fear other gods.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 17:38, 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.17.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.38.W8.S1) and character.