Genesis 2:8:3Gen.2.8.W3TAB
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
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
va-yit-TA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM gan-be-E-den mi-QE-dem
- sentence
va-yit-TA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM gan-be-E-den mi-QE-dem va-ya-SEM SHAM et-ha-a-DAM a-SHER ya-TSAR
Exegesis
The compound subject YHWH Elohim {יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hîm} unites the covenant name and the divine title, emphasizing personal care and authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, and there He set the man whom He had formed.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 2:8, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֛ים (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.2.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.8.W3.S1) and character.