Exodus 23:33:9Exod.23.33.W9TAB
אֶת־אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם
eteloheehem
“their gods”
- Transliteration
- et-e-lo-HEE-hem
- Extended
- eht-eh-loh-HEE-hem
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ʔɛ.lo.ˈheː.hɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their gods
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-e-lo-HEE-hem
- clause
KI ta-a-VOD et-e-lo-HEE-hem ki-yih-YE leh-KHA leh-mo-KESH
- sentence
LO yesh-VOO be-ar-tse-KHA pen-yah-kha-TEE-oo o-te-KHA LI KI ta-a-VOD et-e-lo-HEE-hem ki-yih-YE leh-KHA leh-mo-KESH
Exegesis
The causal conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} leads into the protasis taʿă-vōḏ {תַעֲבֹד | taʿă-vōḏ} ‘you will serve’, which takes ʾeṯ-ʾelō-hê-hēm {אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾe-ṯ-ʾe-lō-hê-hēm} ‘their gods’ as object.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-lamed-ḥet
“god, mighty one”
In context — Exodus 23:33
They shall not dwell in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me , for if you worship their gods , it will surely become a snare to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 23:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם (eteloheehem) 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.23.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.33.W9.S1) and character.