Genesis 21:33:8Gen.21.33.W8TAB
אֵ֥ל
el
“God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EHL
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
EL
- phraseyour reading level
EL o-LAM
- clause
va-yik-ra-SHAM be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH EL o-LAM
- sentence
va-yit-TA E-shel bi-ve-ER sha-VA va-yik-ra-SHAM be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH EL o-LAM
Exegesis
The idiom beshem {בְּשֵׁם | bə-šēm} “in the name” forms an invocation formula, and the appositional title YHWH El olam {יְהוָה אֵל עוֹלָם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾēl ʿô-lām} combines the covenant name LORD with the descriptive eternal attribute, reinforcing divine faithfulness and unending nature. English renders the two wayyiqtol clauses as coordinated actions and the Hebrew apposition as “LORD … the everlasting God,” preserving both structure and theological emphasis.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, deity”
In context — Genesis 21:33
At Beersheba Abraham planted a tamarisk tree, and there he invoked the name of the LORD , the everlasting God .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:33, so the Hebrew word אֵ֥ל (el) 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.21.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.33.W8.S1) and character.