Exodus 22:9:17Exod.22.9.W17TABWLC Exodus 22:8
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.lo.ˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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
e-lo-HIM
- clause
a-SHER yar-shi-UN e-lo-HIM ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM le-re-E-hu
- sentence
al-kol-de-var-PE-sha al-SHOR al-kha-MOR al-SE al-sal-MA al-kol-a-ve-DA a-SHER yo-MAR ki-HU ZE AD ha-e-lo-HIM ya-VO de-var-she-NEI-hem a-SHER yar-shi-UN e-lo-HIM ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM le-re-E-hu
Exegesis
The plural elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʼĕ-lō-hîm} for judges underscores the divine sanction behind human adjudication.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-h
“mighty ones, judges”
In context — Exodus 22:9
For every trespass concerning an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item about which one says “This is it,” the case of both parties shall come before the judges , and whoever the judges declare guilty shall pay double to his neighbor.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Exodus 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֔ים (elohim) 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.22.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.9.W17.S1) and character.