Exodus 15:2:7Exod.15.2.W7TAB
אֵלִי֙
eli
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-LI
- Extended
- eh-LEE
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ZE e-LI
- clause
ZE e-LI ve-an-VE-hu e-lo-HE ah-VI va-a-rom-MEN-hu
- sentence
oz-ZI ve-zim-RAT YAH va-ye-hi-LI lee-shu-AH ZE e-LI ve-an-VE-hu e-lo-HE ah-VI va-a-rom-MEN-hu
Exegesis
The demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zeh} ‘this’ precedes Eli {אֵלִי | ʾēlî} ‘my God,’ asserting divine acknowledgment.
In context — Exodus 15:2
My strength and song is the LORD , and He has become my salvation . This is my God , and I will exalt Him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 15:2, so the Hebrew word אֵלִי֙ (eli) 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 Exod.15.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.2.W7.S1) and character.