Deuteronomy 20:4:3Deut.20.4.W3TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם
eloheikhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloheːˈxɛm/
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-khem
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- clause
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ha-ho-LEKH im-ma-KHEM
- sentence
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ha-ho-LEKH im-ma-KHEM le-hil-la-KHEM la-KHEM im-oy-ve-KHEM le-ho-shi-A et-KHEM
Exegesis
The compound divine name YHWH Eloheikhem {יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם | Yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhê-khem} serves as the subject, followed by the participle haholekh {הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ | ha-hōlêḵ} which emphasizes continuous divine accompaniment.
Root and etymology
א־ל־הʼ-l-h
“God, mighty one”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God is the One who goes with you, to fight on your behalf against your enemies, to save you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (eloheikhem) 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.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.4.W3.S1) and character.