Exodus 20:21:8Exod.20.21.W8TAB
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
haelohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔɛ.lo.ˈhiːm/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
oo-mo-SHEH ni-GASH el-ha-a-ra-FEL a-sher-SHAM ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD ha-AM me-ra-KHOK oo-mo-SHEH ni-GASH el-ha-a-ra-FEL a-sher-SHAM ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
This is followed by the locative relative clause asher-sham {אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם | ʾă-šer-šām} ‘where there’, specifying that haElohim {הָאֱלֹהִים | hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘the God’ is present within the obscurity. The coordinated two-clause structure highlights the contrast between communal distance and individual approach, underscoring Moses’s mediating role.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god, mighty one”
In context — Exodus 20:21
The people stood at a distance , but Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 20:21, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (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.20.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.21.W8.S1) and character.