Daniel 2:47:9Dan.2.47.W9TAB
אֱלָ֧הּ
elah
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-LAH
- Extended
- eh-LAAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈlaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAH
- phraseyour reading level
HU e-LAH e-la-HIN
- clause
a-NE mal-KA le-da-ni-EL ve-a-MAR min-ke-SHOT DI e-la-ha-KHON HU e-LAH e-la-HIN u-ma-RE mal-KHIN ve-ga-LE ra-ZIN
- sentence
a-NE mal-KA le-da-ni-EL ve-a-MAR min-ke-SHOT DI e-la-ha-KHON HU e-LAH e-la-HIN u-ma-RE mal-KHIN ve-ga-LE ra-ZIN DI ye-KHEL-ta le-mig-LE ra-ZA de-NA
Exegesis
The sequence ʾəlāhakhōn {אֱלָהֲכ֗וֹן | ʾəlāhakhōn}, ʾəlāh ʾəlāhīn {אֱלָהּ אֱלָהִ֛ין | ʾəlāh ʾəlāhīn}, u-mārē malkhīn {וּמָרֵ֥א מַלְכִ֖ין | umārē malkhīn}, and wə-gālēh rāzīn {וְגָלֵ֣ה רָזִ֑ין | wə-gālēh rāzīn} exemplifies parallel superlative titles.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“deity”
In context — Daniel 2:47
The king answered and said to Daniel, "Truly your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets , for you were able to reveal this secret."
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:47:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:47, so the Hebrew word אֱלָ֧הּ (elah) 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.2.47.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.47.W9.S1) and character.