Genesis 17:3:6Gen.17.3.W6TAB
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ̆.lo.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
- clause
va-ye-da-BER it-TO e-lo-HIM le-a-MOR
- sentence
va-yip-POL av-RAM al-pa-NAW va-ye-da-BER it-TO e-lo-HIM le-a-MOR
Exegesis
The second clause begins with vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּר | way-də-bēr} ‘and He spoke’, with the prepositional phrase itto {אִתּוֹ | ʾit-tô} ‘with him’ preceding the subject Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} to emphasize relational closeness.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god, mighty one”
In context — Genesis 17:3
Abram fell face down, and God spoke with him , saying,
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:3, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֖ים (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.17.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.3.W6.S1) and character.