Daniel 9:14:8Dan.9.14.W8TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ
elohenu
“our God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-nu
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-noo
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- our 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu
- clause
kee-tsa-DEEK ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu al-kol-ma-a-SAAV a-SHER a-SA ve-LO sha-MA-nu be-ko-LO
- sentence
va-yish-KOD ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ra-AA va-ye-vi-E-ha a-LE-nu kee-tsa-DEEK ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu al-kol-ma-a-SAAV a-SHER a-SA ve-LO sha-MA-nu be-ko-LO
Exegesis
The compound divine name YHWH ʾĕlōhênû {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ | YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} carries both covenant identity and relational nuance.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — Daniel 9:14
Therefore the LORD watched over the calamity and brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He has done; yet we did not listen to His voice.
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 9:14, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (elohenu) 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.9.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.14.W8.S1) and character.