Genesis 2:7:3Gen.2.7.W3TAB
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
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
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM et-ha-a-DAM a-FAR min-ha-a-da-MA va-yip-PAKH be-ap-PAV nish-MAT khai-YIM
- sentence
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM et-ha-a-DAM a-FAR min-ha-a-da-MA va-yip-PAKH be-ap-PAV nish-MAT khai-YIM va-ye-HI ha-a-DAM le-NE-fesh khai-YA
Exegesis
The compound divine name YHWH Elohim {יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים | Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhîm} unites the covenant name with the universal title to highlight personal relationship and creative power.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed the man from dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 2:7, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֜ים (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.2.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.7.W3.S1) and character.