2 Samuel 22:3:12 Sam.22.3.W1TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
elohe
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God 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 TSU-ri
- clause
e-lo-HE TSU-ri e-khe-SE-VO
- sentence
e-lo-HE TSU-ri e-khe-SE-VO ma-GIN-ni ve-KE-ren yish-E mis-ga-BI u-me-nu-SI mo-shi-I me-kha-MAS to-shi-E-ni
Exegesis
The verse opens with a construct chain Elohei tsuri {אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי | ʾĕ-lō-hê tsû-rî} ‘God of my rock,’ establishing divine protection.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Lamed–He
“mighty one”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:3
My God is my rock; in Him I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation , my stronghold, my refuge, and my savior—You save me from violence.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:3, 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 Sam.22.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.3.W1.S1) and character.