Genesis 17:9:2Gen.17.9.W2TAB
אֱלֹהִים֙
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.loˈhiːm/
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 ve-a-TA et-be-ri-TI tish-MOR
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM ve-a-TA et-be-ri-TI tish-MOR a-TA ve-zar-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha le-do-ro-TAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing divine speech by Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god, mighty one”
In context — Genesis 17:9
God said to Abraham, “As for you, you are to keep My covenant , you and your descendants after you, through their generations.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:9, 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.17.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.9.W2.S1) and character.