Genesis 21:20:2Gen.21.20.W2TAB
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
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-ye-HI e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ye-HI e-lo-HIM et-ha-NA-ar va-yig-DAL
- sentence
va-ye-HI e-lo-HIM et-ha-NA-ar va-yig-DAL va-ye-SHEV ba-mid-BAR va-ye-HI ro-VE ka-SHAT
Exegesis
The idiomatic clause vayhi Elohim et-hanaar {וַיְהִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַנַּעַר | wayhî ʾĕlōhîm ʾeṯ-han-naʿar} uses the direct-object-marker et-hanaar to convey ‘God was with the boy.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“might, deity”
In context — Genesis 21:20
And God was present with the youth throughout his growth; he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:20, 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.21.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.20.W2.S1) and character.