Deuteronomy 15:18:16Deut.15.18.W16TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhɛxa/
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
u-ve-rakh-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL a-SHER ta-a-SEH
- sentence
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM u-ve-rakh-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL a-SHER ta-a-SEH
Exegesis
The covenant promise begins with uverakheka {וּבֵֽרַכְךָ | ū-bē-rakĕkāh} ‘and he will bless you’, with YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhêkāh} as subject.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:18
It must not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free , for he has served you six years—worth double the wage of a hired worker; and the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:18:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 15:18, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (elohekha) 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.15.18.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.18.W16.S1) and character.