Genesis 21:19:2Gen.21.19.W2TAB
אֱלֹהִים֙
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-yif-KAKH e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yif-KAKH e-lo-HIM ET-ei-NE-ha va-TE-re be-ER MA-yim
- sentence
va-yif-KAKH e-lo-HIM ET-ei-NE-ha va-TE-re be-ER MA-yim va-TE-lekh va-te-mal-LE ET-ha-KHE-met MA-yim va-TASHK ET-ha-na-AR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive narrative perfect vayifkach {וַיִּפְקַ֤ח | way-yip̄-qaḥ} linking God {אֱלֹהִים֙ | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} as the agent restoring her sight.
Root and etymology
אלהaleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — Genesis 21:19
Then God opened her eyes , and she saw a well of water. She went there, filled the skin-bottle with water, and gave the boy a drink.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:19, 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.21.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.19.W2.S1) and character.