Deuteronomy 21:23:9Deut.21.23.W9TAB
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“by God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM
- clause
lo-ta-LIN niv-la-TO al-ha-ETS ki-ka-VOR tik-be-RE-nu ba-YOM ha-HU ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM ta-LUI
- sentence
lo-ta-LIN niv-la-TO al-ha-ETS ki-ka-VOR tik-be-RE-nu ba-YOM ha-HU ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM ta-LUI ve-LO te-ta-ME et-ad-ma-TE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
Exegesis
The causal ki{כִּי | kî} marks the rationale killat Elohim{קִלְלַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים | qil-lāṯ ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘curse of God’, with the passive participle taluy{תָּלוּי | tā-lûy} ‘hanging’ linking condemned status to impurity.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:23
You shall not leave his corpse overnight upon the tree, but you must surely bury him that same day, for the one who is hanged is cursed by God; and you shall not defile your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 21:23, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֖ים (elohim) 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.21.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.23.W9.S1) and character.