Deuteronomy 17:14:5Deut.17.14.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
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
a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH
- sentence
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH ve-a-mar-TA a-si-MAH a-LAI ME-lekh ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAI
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by ʼăšer {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʼăšer} identifies the land as that which Yəhōwāh Eloheikha {יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | Yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhê-ḵā} is giving.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:14
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you take possession of it and live in it, and you say, “Let me appoint a king over me like all the nations around me.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 17:14, 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.17.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.14.W5.S1) and character.