Deuteronomy 16:6:5Deut.16.6.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhɛːxa/
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
a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
KI im-EL-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM tiz-BAKH et-ha-PE-sakh ba-A-rev
- sentence
KI im-EL-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM tiz-BAKH et-ha-PE-sakh ba-A-rev ke-VO ha-SHE-mesh mo-ED tse-tkha mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The relative clause ’asher yivḥar YHWH Eloheikha {אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ’ăšer yivḥar Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕlōhêykā} ‘which the LORD your God will choose’ underscores God’s authority in designating the sacred site.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:6
But only at the place which the LORD your God will choose to cause His name to dwell, you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening, at sunset, at the appointed time of your coming out from Egypt.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 16:6, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (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.16.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.6.W5.S1) and character.