Exodus 20:7:4Exod.20.7.W4TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
elohekha
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-kha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhɛjxa/
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
et-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
LO ti-SA et-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha la-SHAV
- sentence
LO ti-SA et-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha la-SHAV KI LO ye-na-KEH ye-ho-VAH ET a-SHER-yi-SA et-she-MO la-SHAV
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces the construct chain shem YHWH elohecha {שֵׁם־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | šēm YHWH ʾĕ-lō-he-kā} ‘the name of the LORD your God,’ linking divine name to covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-he
“god, mighty one”
In context — Exodus 20:7
You shall not carry the name of the LORD your God in a worthless way, for the LORD will not leave unpunished anyone who carries His name in vanity.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:7, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (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.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.7.W4.S1) and character.