Genesis 2:21:3Gen.2.21.W3TAB
אֱלֹהִ֧ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
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-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA
- clause
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA al-ha-a-DAM va-yi-SHAN
- sentence
va-yap-PEL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM tar-de-MA al-ha-a-DAM va-yi-SHAN va-yik-KAKH a-KHAT mi-tsal-o-THAV va-yis-GOR ba-SAR takh-TEN-na
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — Genesis 2:21
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept. Then He took one of his ribs and closed the flesh in its place.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 2:21, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֧ים (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.2.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.21.W3.S1) and character.