Exodus 22:8:6Exod.22.8.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:7
אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים
elhaelohim
“to God”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔel.ha.ʔɛ.lo.ˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
im-LO yi-ma-TSE ha-ga-NAV ve-nik-RAV ba-al-ha-BA-yit el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
im-LO yi-ma-TSE ha-ga-NAV ve-nik-RAV ba-al-ha-BA-yit el-ha-e-lo-HIM im-LO sha-LAKH ya-DO bi-me-LE-khet re-E-hu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-haelohim {אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾel-hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} indicates the destination; Elohim here functions as an authoritative tribunal.
Root and etymology
aleph-lamed-hehaleph–lamed–heh
“god, mighty one”
In context — Exodus 22:8
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must approach God to determine whether he has not stretched out his hand into his neighbor’s property.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:8, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים (elhaelohim) 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.22.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.8.W6.S1) and character.