Deuteronomy 16:8:9Deut.16.8.W9TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
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
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
u-va-YOM hash-vi-I a-TSE-ret la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO ta-a-SE me-la-KHA
- sentence
SHE-shet ya-MIM to-a-KHAL mat-TSOT u-va-YOM hash-vi-I a-TSE-ret la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO ta-a-SE me-la-KHA
Exegesis
This is followed by la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ and Eloheikha {אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ʾĕ-lō-hê-khā} ‘your God’.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:8
For six days you shall eat unleavened breads, and on the seventh day there shall be an assembly to the LORD your God ; you shall not do any work .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 16:8, 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.16.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.8.W9.S1) and character.