Deuteronomy 17:19:11Deut.17.19.W11TAB
אֱלֹהָ֔יו
elohav
“his God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAV
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAV
- phraseyour reading level
et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV
- clause
le-MA-an yil-MAD le-yir-AH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV lish-MOR et-kol-div-REI ha-to-RAH ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-khu-KIM ha-ey-LEH la-a-so-TAM
- sentence
ve-ha-ye-TAH im-MO ve-ka-RA BO kol-ye-MEI khai-YAV le-MA-an yil-MAD le-yir-AH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV lish-MOR et-kol-div-REI ha-to-RAH ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-khu-KIM ha-ey-LEH la-a-so-TAM
Exegesis
The object-marking particle et directs to the compound divine name YHWH Elohav {יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו | Yə-hō-wāh ’ĕ-lō-hāw}.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:19
And it shall remain with him, and he shall read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God , to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, and to do them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 17:19, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָ֔יו (elohav) 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.17.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.19.W11.S1) and character.