Genesis 21:4:10Gen.21.4.W10TAB
אֱלֹהִֽים׃
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
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The clause ka'asher tsivvah oto Elohim {כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים | ka-ʾă-šer ṣiv-vāh ʾō-ṯô ʾĕ-lō-hîm} uses ka'asher to introduce a comparative-conformity clause, “according to how God had commanded him.” Hebrew places the verb tsivvah before the object pronoun oto and then names the subject Elohim, highlighting Abraham’s obedience in direct response to God’s directive.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty ones, gods”
In context — Genesis 21:4
On the eighth day of his life, Abraham circumcised Isaac, as God had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (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.21.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.4.W10.S1) and character.