Daniel 1:9:2Dan.1.9.W2TAB
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
haelohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
va-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM et-da-ni-EL le-KHE-sed u-le-ra-kha-MEEM
- sentence
va-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM et-da-ni-EL le-KHE-sed u-le-ra-kha-MEEM lif-NE SAR ha-sa-ri-SEEM
Exegesis
haElohim {הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | haʾĕlōhîm} functions as the compound divine subject emphasizing divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — Daniel 1:9
And God caused Daniel to receive favor and compassion before the chief of the eunuchs.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 1:9, so the Hebrew word הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (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 Dan.1.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.9.W2.S1) and character.