Exodus 18:19:16Exod.18.19.W16TAB
אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
elhaelohim
“to God”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- 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
- 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
Finally, the Hiphil perfect wehevetah {וְהֵבֵאתָ | wə-hē-ḇē-ṯā} ‘and you shall bring’, with the emphatic attah {אַתָּה | ʾat-tāh}, identifies Moses as the agent who brings the definite matters (et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} marking the object haddevarim {הַדְּבָרִים | had-də-ḇā-rîm} ‘the matters’) el-haelohim {אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾel-hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘to the God’. This progression from directive through wish to representative commission conveys a structured mediation role in which Hebrew verb forms and word order encode both authority and divine empowerment.
Root and etymology
“mighty divine one”
In context — Exodus 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 18:19:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 18:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (elhaelohim) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.19.W16.S1) and character.