Daniel 1:2:17Dan.1.2.W17TAB
אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
elohav
“his god”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAV
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his god
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAV
- phraseyour reading level
o-TSAR e-lo-HAV
- clause
ve-et-ha-ke-LIM he-VI BET o-TSAR e-lo-HAV
- sentence
va-yit-TEN a-do-NAI be-ya-DO et-ye-ho-ya-KIM ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA u-mik-TSAT ke-LE BET-ha-e-lo-HIM va-ye-vi-EM E-rets-shin-AR BET e-lo-HAV ve-et-ha-ke-LIM he-VI BET o-TSAR e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The repeated phrases beit elohav {בֵ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֑יו | bêt ʾĕ-lō-hāw} ‘house of his god’ and beit otsar elohav {בֵ֖ית אוֹצַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיו | bêt ʾō-ṣar ʾĕ-lō-hāw} ‘treasury of his god’ emphasize the relocation of temple property. The English rendering maintains Hebrew word order while clarifying possession and destination.
In context — Daniel 1:2
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim, king of Judah, into his power, along with some of the vessels from the house of God ; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and put the vessels into the treasury of his god.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Daniel 1:2, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ (elohav) 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 Dan.1.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.2.W17.S1) and character.