Exodus 23:13:6Exod.23.13.W6TAB
אֱלֹהִ֤ים
elohim
“gods”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- gods
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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- clause
ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM LO taz-KI-ru LO yi-sha-MA al-PI-kha
- sentence
u-ve-KHOL a-SHER-a-MAR-ti a-LE-khem ti-sha-ME-ru ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM LO taz-KI-ru LO yi-sha-MA al-PI-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain wə-šēm ʾĕlōhîm ăḥērîm {וְשֵׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים | wə-šēm ʾĕlōhîm ăḥērîm} ‘the name of other gods’ binds identity to illicit deities.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-heth
“God, powerful one”
In context — Exodus 23:13
And in everything that I have spoken to you, you must guard against mentioning the names of other gods ; they must not be heard on your lips.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 23:13, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֤ים (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.23.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.13.W6.S1) and character.