2 Samuel 19:27:82 Sam.19.27.W8TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:28
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
haelohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haːʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yer-AG-gel be-av-DA-kha el-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh va-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM va-a-SE hat-TOV be-e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The simile kemalach haelohim {כְּמַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים | kə̆-mălāʾ-k hāʾ-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} elevates the king’s authority to a divine emissary.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“god, might”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:27
He slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like an angel of God ; therefore, do what is good in your eyes .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 19:27, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (haelohim) 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 Sam.19.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.27.W8.S1) and character.