Deuteronomy 6:2:4Deut.6.2.W4TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
elohecha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-cha
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-cha
- clause
le-MA-an ti-RA et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-cha
- sentence
le-MA-an ti-RA et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-cha lish-MOR et-KOL-khuk-ko-TA-v u-mits-vo-TA-v a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA a-TA u-vin-KHA u-VEN-bin-KHA KOL-ye-MEI khai-YE-cha u-le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KUN ya-ME-cha
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes the compound divine name YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhê-khā}, marking God as the object of that fear.
In context — Deuteronomy 6:2
So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all his statutes and his commandments that I command you— you, your son, and your grandson— all the days of your life, and so that your days may be prolonged.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 6:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 6:2, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (elohecha) 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.6.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.6.2.W4.S1) and character.