2 Kings 18:5:22 Kgs.18.5.W2TAB
אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
eloheiyisrael
“God of Israel”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheː.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- God of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH
- sentence
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH ve-a-kha-RAV lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu be-KHOL mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The compound nominal ʾĕlōhê-yiśrāʾēl {אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʾĕ-lō-hê-yis-rā-ʼēl} ‘God of Israel’ reinforces the covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“straight, upright”
In context — 2 Kings 18:5
He trusted in the LORD God of Israel , and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (eloheiyisrael) 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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.5.W2.S1) and character.