Exodus 23:25:4Exod.23.25.W4TAB
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːxɛm/
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- clause
va-a-vad-TEM ET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem u-ve-RAKH et-lakh-me-KHA ve-et-mei-ME-kha
- sentence
va-a-vad-TEM ET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem u-ve-RAKH et-lakh-me-KHA ve-et-mei-ME-kha va-ha-si-RO-ti ma-kha-LA mi-kir-BE-kha
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} introduces the compound divine title YHWH Eloheichem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hē-ḵem}, linking personal name and divine title.
In context — Exodus 23:25
And you shall serve the LORD your God and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from among you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 23:25, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם (elohekhem) 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.23.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.25.W4.S1) and character.