Exodus 20:2:3Exod.20.2.W3TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.lo.ˈheː.xa/
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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
a-no-KHI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
a-no-KHI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER ho-tse-TI-kha me-E-rets mits-RA-yim mib-BEIT a-va-DIM
Exegesis
This is immediately followed by the compound YHWH eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-he-kā} ‘the LORD your God’, combining the covenant Name and relational title to establish authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-he
“god, mighty one”
In context — Exodus 20:2
I am the LORD your God , who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (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.20.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.2.W3.S1) and character.