Deuteronomy 13:3:13Deut.13.3.W13TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:4
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙
eloheikhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEI-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloheːˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-khem
- clause
KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
- sentence
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause in which the Piel participle mēnās-sēh {מְנַסֶּה | mēnās-sēh} ‘testing’ predicates YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem}, framing divine evaluation.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not give heed to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you, to learn whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 13:3, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ (eloheikhem) 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 Deut.13.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.3.W13.S1) and character.