Genesis 2:9:3Gen.2.9.W3TAB
אֱלֹהִים֙
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.loː.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-yats-MAKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM min-ha-a-da-MA kahl-ETS nekh-MAD le-mar-EH ve-TOV le-ma-a-KHAL
- sentence
va-yats-MAKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM min-ha-a-da-MA kahl-ETS nekh-MAD le-mar-EH ve-TOV le-ma-a-KHAL ve-ETS ha-khai-YIM be-TOKH ha-GAN ve-ETS ha-DA-at TOV va-RA
Exegesis
The subject follows the verb, YHWH Elohim {יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים | YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘the LORD God’, reflecting typical Hebrew verb–subject order while emphasizing that the covenant God is personally acting as the gardener of Eden.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — Genesis 2:9
And the LORD God caused every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food to grow from the ground, and the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 2:9, 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.2.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.9.W3.S1) and character.