Deuteronomy 18:16:5Deut.18.16.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
eloheikha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhɛːkʰaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
me-IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha
- clause
ke-KOL a-SHER-sha-AL-ta me-IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha be-KHO-rev be-YOM ha-ka-HAL le-MOR
- sentence
ke-KOL a-SHER-sha-AL-ta me-IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha be-KHO-rev be-YOM ha-ka-HAL le-MOR LO o-SEF lish-MO-a et-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ve-ET-ha-ESH ha-gdo-LAH ha-ZOT lo-er-EH OD ve-LO a-MUT
Exegesis
The expression me’im YHWH Eloheicha {מֵעִ֨ם יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | mē-’im Yə-hō-wāh ’ĕ-lō-he-ḵā} ‘from the LORD your God’ emphasizes direct petition to the covenant Lord.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“God, mighty one”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:16
According to all that you asked from the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, “I will not continue to hear the voice of the LORD my God, nor will I see this great fire again, lest I die.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:16, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (eloheikha) 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.18.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.16.W5.S1) and character.