2 Kings 19:18:22 Kgs.19.18.W2TAB
אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם
etelohehem
“the gods of them”
- Transliteration
- ET-e-lo-HE-hem
- Extended
- EHT-eh-loh-HEH-hem
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔɛloːheːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the gods of them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ET-e-lo-HE-hem
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-TE-nu ET-e-lo-HE-hem
- clause
ve-na-TE-nu ET-e-lo-HE-hem ba-ESH
- sentence
ve-na-TE-nu ET-e-lo-HE-hem ba-ESH KI LO e-lo-HIM HE-ma KI im-ma-a-SE ye-DE-a-DAM ETS va-E-ven va-ye-AB-de-m
Exegesis
The phrase et-eloheihem {אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾet-ʾĕ-lō-hê-hêm} uses the direct object marker to specify the idols.
In context — 2 Kings 19:18
And they placed their gods in the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands—wood and stone—and they destroyed them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 19:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם (etelohehem) 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.19.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.18.W2.S1) and character.