Genesis 17:15:2Gen.17.15.W2TAB
אֱלֹהִים֙
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ̆.loː.ˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM sa-RAI ish-te-KHA lo-tik-RA et-she-MAH sa-RAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM sa-RAI ish-te-KHA lo-tik-RA et-she-MAH sa-RAI KI sa-RA she-MAH
Exegesis
Elohim {אֱלֹהִים֙ | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} functions as the explicit subject, establishing divine authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one”
In context — Genesis 17:15
And God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, you must not call her Sarai any longer; Sarah will be her name.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:15, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִים֙ (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 Gen.17.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.15.W2.S1) and character.