Exodus 19:17:5Exod.19.17.W5TAB
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים
haelohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ha.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH et-ha-AM lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-ma-kha-NEH
- sentence
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH et-ha-AM lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-ma-kha-NEH va-yit-yat-se-VU be-takh-TIT ha-HAR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct likrat {לִקְרַאת | liq-rāṯ} expresses purpose ‘to meet’ with haelohim {הָאֱלֹהִים | hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm}, framing the journey as a sacred approach.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“mighty, powerful”
In context — Exodus 19:17
Moses brought the people out from the camp to meet God , and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 19:17, so the Hebrew word הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים (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.19.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.17.W5.S1) and character.