Deuteronomy 16:15:12Deut.16.15.W12TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːxa/
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
KI ye-va-re-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL te-vu-AT-kha u-ve-KHOL ma-a-SEH ya-DE-kha ve-ha-yi-TA AKH sa-ME-akh
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH KI ye-va-re-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL te-vu-AT-kha u-ve-KHOL ma-a-SEH ya-DE-kha ve-ha-yi-TA AKH sa-ME-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laYHWH Eloheicha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | lā·Yə·hō·wâ ʾĕ·lō·hê·ḵā} marks the liturgical direction toward the divine.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:15
For seven days you shall celebrate the festival to the LORD your God in the place that the LORD will choose, for the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands; and you shall be only joyful.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 16:15, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ (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.16.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.15.W12.S1) and character.