Exodus 18:15:8Exod.18.15.W8TAB
אֱלֹהִֽים׃
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
- clause
ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH le-khot-NO ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lidrosh {לִדְרֹשׁ | liḏ-rōš} expresses purpose, with Elohim {אֱלֹהִֽים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} as its direct object, marking God as the sought source of guidance. English renders the causal clause with “because” and adjusts to standard subject–verb–object order for clarity while preserving the Hebrew purpose construction and its theological emphasis on divine consultation.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–he
“strong one, mighty”
In context — Exodus 18:15
And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 18:15, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (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 Exod.18.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.15.W8.S1) and character.