Genesis 14:20:2Gen.14.20.W2TAB
אֵ֣ל
el
“God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EHL
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
EL
- phraseyour reading level
EL el-YON
- clause
u-va-RUKH EL el-YON a-sher-mi-GEN tsa-RE-kha be-ya-DE-kha
- sentence
u-va-RUKH EL el-YON a-sher-mi-GEN tsa-RE-kha be-ya-DE-kha va-yit-ten-LO ma-a-SER mi-KOL
Exegesis
The construct el elyon {אֵל עֶלְיוֹן | ʾēl ʿel-yôn} “God Most High” foregrounds divine supremacy.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Genesis 14:20
Blessed be God Most High , who has handed your foes over into your hand ; and Abram gave him a tithe of everything.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:20, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣ל (el) 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 Gen.14.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.20.W2.S1) and character.