Daniel 9:4:3Dan.9.4.W3TAB
אֱלֹהַ֖י
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- clause
va-et-pa-le-LA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI va-et-va-DE
- sentence
va-et-pa-le-LA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI va-et-va-DE va-om-RA AN-na a-do-NAI ha-EL ha-ga-DOL ve-ha-no-RA sho-MER ha-be-RIT ve-ha-KHE-sed le-o-ha-VAV u-le-shom-RE mits-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-YHWH {לַיהוָ֥ה | lə-Yəhōwāh} ‘to the LORD’ identifies the divine addressee, with Elohai {אֱלֹהַ֖י | ʼĕlōhāy} ‘my God’ establishing personal relationship.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he
“God, mighty one”
In context — Daniel 9:4
And I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, and said, "Please, Lord, the great and awesome God, keeper of the covenant and steadfast love to those who love Him and to those who keep His commandments."
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 9:4, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהַ֖י (elohai) 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.9.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.4.W3.S1) and character.