Deuteronomy 18:12:9Deut.18.12.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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
u-vi-GLAL ha-to-e-VOHT ha-E-leh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mo-RISH o-TAM mi-pa-NE-kha
- sentence
ki-to-a-VAHT Ye-ho-VAH kol-o-SEH E-leh u-vi-GLAL ha-to-e-VOHT ha-E-leh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mo-RISH o-TAM mi-pa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The participle ʿōśēh ēlleh {עֹ֣שֵׂה אֵ֑לֶּה | ʿō-śēh ēl-leh} functions as a relative clause ‘who do these things.’
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“God, mighty one”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:12
Because all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD your God , and because of these abominations , the LORD your God will drive them out from before you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 18:12, 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.18.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.12.W9.S1) and character.