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

Result
אֱ + לֹ + הֶ֑֗י + ךָ
e + lo + he + kha
elohekha

Alphabet Analysis

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
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-lo-HE-kha

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

  3. clause

    ve-YOM ha-she-vi-I sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.