Deuteronomy 21:10:6Deut.21.10.W6TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhejxaː/
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-ne-TA-no Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-de-KHA ve-sha-VI-ta shiv-YO
- sentence
kee-te-TSE la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-vei-KHA u-ne-TA-no Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-de-KHA ve-sha-VI-ta shiv-YO
Exegesis
The compound subject YHWH Elohekha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hey-kā} highlights covenant identity in deliverance.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:10
When you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God gives them into your hand , and you capture their captives.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 21:10, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ (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.21.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.10.W6.S1) and character.