Genesis 2:4:9Gen.2.4.W9TAB
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.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
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM
- clause
be-YOM a-SOT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM E-rets ve-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
EL-leh to-le-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ha-A-rets be-hib-ba-re-AM be-YOM a-SOT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM E-rets ve-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The compound divine title YHWH Elohim {יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hîm} unites the personal covenant name and the general divine title, foregrounding both relationship and creative sovereignty.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — Genesis 2:4
This is the record of the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created—when the LORD God made earth and heavens.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 2:4, 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.2.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.4.W9.S1) and character.