Ezekiel 20:7:12Ezek.20.7.W12TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːheːˈxɛm/
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
a-NI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
va-O-mar a-le-HEM ISH shi-ku-TSE e-NA-v ha-she-li-KHU u-ve-gi-lu-LE mits-ra-YIM al-ti-ta-ma-U a-NI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
Finally, the copulative clause ani YHWH eloheikhem {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ’ănî Yəhōwāh ’ĕlōhêkhem} authoritatively grounds the injunctions in the divine identity, its placement closing the speech and asserting covenantal authority.
In context — Ezekiel 20:7
And I said to them, “Each of you, cast away the abominations of your eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the LORD your God .”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 20:7, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (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 Ezek.20.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.7.W12.S1) and character.