Exodus 20:23:4Exod.20.23.W4TAB
אֱלֹ֤הֵי
elohei
“gods of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛ̆.loˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- gods of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HEI KHE-sef
- clause
e-lo-HEI KHE-sef ve-e-lo-HEI za-HAV LO ta-ah-SU la-KHEM
- sentence
LO ta-ah-SUN it-TI e-lo-HEI KHE-sef ve-e-lo-HEI za-HAV LO ta-ah-SU la-KHEM
Exegesis
A parallel construct chain joins elohai kesef {אֱלֹהֵי כֶסֶף | ʾĕ-lō-hê ke-sep} ‘gods of silver’ with veelohai zahav {וֵאלֹהֵי זָהָב | wē-ʾĕ-lō-hê zā-hāḇ} ‘gods of gold,’ spotlighting the materials of typical idols.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he
“god, mighty one”
In context — Exodus 20:23
You must not make with Me gods of silver or gods of gold; you must not make them for yourselves.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:23, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹ֤הֵי (elohei) 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.20.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.23.W4.S1) and character.