Exodus 20:19:8Exod.20.19.W8TAB
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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
e-lo-HIM
- clause
veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
- sentence
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heth
“divine, mighty”
In context — Exodus 20:19
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 20:19, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֖ים (elohim) 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.20.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.19.W8.S1) and character.