Genesis 21:17:7Gen.21.17.W7TAB
אֱלֹהִ֤ים
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-yik-RA mal-AKH e-lo-HIM el-ha-GAR
- clause
va-yish-MA e-lo-HIM et-KOL ha-na-AR va-yik-RA mal-AKH e-lo-HIM el-ha-GAR min-ha-sha-MA-yim va-YO-mer LAH mah-LAKH ha-GAR
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-lo-HIM et-KOL ha-na-AR va-yik-RA mal-AKH e-lo-HIM el-ha-GAR min-ha-sha-MA-yim va-YO-mer LAH mah-LAKH ha-GAR al-tir-I ki-sha-MA e-lo-HIM el-KOL ha-na-AR ba-a-SHER hu-SHAM
Exegesis
Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕlōhîm} receives the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}, focusing on kol hanaʿar {קוֹל הַנַּעַר | qôl hannāʿar}, the boy’s distress call.
The construct malʾakh Elohim {מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים | malʾāḵ ʾĕlōhîm} “angel of God” portrays the messenger as God’s envoy, while min hashamayim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם | min-haššāmayim} situates the proclamation in heaven.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, deity”
In context — Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens and said to her, “What is it with you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֤ים (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.21.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.17.W7.S1) and character.