Deuteronomy 18:9:6Deut.18.9.W6TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
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 a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- sentence
KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} introduces a clause defining “land” as that which Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā} nāṯēn {נֹתֵן | nōṯēn} is giving.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“God, mighty one”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:9
For when you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to do the abominations of those nations.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (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.18.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.9.W6.S1) and character.