2 Kings 17:39:32 Kgs.17.39.W3TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם
eloheikhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-khem
- phraseyour reading level
IM-Et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- clause
KI IM-Et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ti-RA-u
- sentence
KI IM-Et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ti-RA-u ve-HU ya-tsiL ETe-khem mi-YAD KOL-o-ye-VEI-khem
Exegesis
The bound form im-et-ye-ho-WAH attaches the direct object marker ’et {אֶת | ʾet} to YHWH Eloheikhem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem}, which functions as the sole object of the Qal imperfect tira’u {תִּירָאוּ | tī-rā-ʼû}.
Root and etymology
aleph–lamed–hehAleph–Lamed–Heh
“divine power”
In context — 2 Kings 17:39
Yet you must revere the LORD your God , and He will set you free from the grip of every foe .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 17:39, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם (eloheikhem) 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.17.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.39.W3.S1) and character.