Exodus 18:19:12Exod.18.19.W12TAB

הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים

haelohim

God

Transliteration
ha-e-lo-HIM
Extended
hah-eh-loh-HEEM
IPA
/haʔɛloˈhiːm/

Meaning by language

English
God

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Result
הָֽ + אֱ + לֹ + הִ֔ים
ha + e + lo + him
haelohim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-lo-HIM

  2. clause

    he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. sentence

    a-TAH she-MA be-ko-LI ee-ah-TS-KHA vi-YI e-lo-HIM im-MAKH he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM

Exegesis

The preposition mul {מוּל | mūl} ‘before’ with haelohim {הָאֱלֹהִים | hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} specifies the spatial locus of this role.

Root and etymology

mighty divine one

In contextExodus 18:19

Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. Act for the people before God, and you shall bring the matters to God.

About this coordinate

Exodus 18:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 18:19, so the Hebrew word הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים (haelohim) 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.18.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.19.W12.S1) and character.