2 Kings 18:33:32 Kgs.18.33.W3TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
elohe
“gods of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- gods of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HE ha-go-YIM
- clause
ha-hats-TSEL hi-tsi-LU e-lo-HE ha-go-YIM ISH et-AR-tso
- sentence
ha-hats-TSEL hi-tsi-LU e-lo-HE ha-go-YIM ISH et-AR-tso mi-YAD ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The construct chain elohei hagoyim {אֱלֹהֵי הַגּוֹיִם | ʾĕ-lō-hê ha-gô-yim} collectivizes all foreign deities.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god, deity”
In context — 2 Kings 18:33
Did the gods of the nations deliver each one his land from the hand of the king of Assyria ?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 18:33, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֥י (elohe) 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.18.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.33.W3.S1) and character.