Exodus 20:10:5Exod.20.10.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ve-YOM ha-she-vi-I sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ve-YOM ha-she-vi-I sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha loh-ta-a-SEH kohl-meh-la-KHAH a-TAH oo-vin-KHA-oo-vit-TEH-kha av-DE-kha va-a-MAT-kha oo-veh-hem-TE-kha ve-ger-KHA a-SHER bish-ah-REH-kha
Exegesis
The phrase laYHWH eloheikha {לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ | la-YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā} “to the LORD your God” denotes divine possession and purpose.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-he
“god, mighty one”
In context — Exodus 20:10
But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God . On that day you shall not do any work—neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your sojourner who is within your gates.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 20:10, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ (elohekha) 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.20.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.10.W5.S1) and character.