Exodus 20:5:9Exod.20.5.W9TAB
אֵ֣ל
el
“God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EHL
- IPA
- /ʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EL
- phraseyour reading level
EL ka-NA
- clause
FOR a-no-KHI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha EL ka-NA po-KED a-VON a-VOT ahl-bah-NEEM ahl-shil-le-SHIM veh-al-ri-BE-EEM leh-so-ne-AI
- sentence
lo-tish-ta-KHE-ve la-HEM OR ta-av-DEM FOR a-no-KHI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha EL ka-NA po-KED a-VON a-VOT ahl-bah-NEEM ahl-shil-le-SHIM veh-al-ri-BE-EEM leh-so-ne-AI
Exegesis
The attributive el qanna {אֵל קַנָּא | ʾēl qan-nāʾ} conveys exclusive zeal.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Lamed–Heh
“mighty one”
In context — Exodus 20:5
You shall not bow down to them or serve them, because I, the LORD your God , am a jealous God who visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and to the fourth generations of those who hate Me.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 20:5, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣ל (el) 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.20.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.5.W9.S1) and character.