Genesis 28:13:8Gen.28.13.W8TAB
אֱלֹהֵי֙
elohei
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛ̆.lo.ˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI
- clause
ve-hin-NE Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV a-LAV va-yo-MAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha ve-e-lo-HEI yit-se-KHAK
- sentence
ve-hin-NE Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV a-LAV va-yo-MAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha ve-e-lo-HEI yit-se-KHAK ha-A-rets a-SHER a-TA sho-KHEV a-LE-ha le-KHA et-te-NEN-na u-le-zar-E-kha
Exegesis
The formula ani YHWH Elohei Avraham avikha veElohei Yitschak {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ וֵאלֹהֵי יִצְחָק} is a solemn self-identification linking Jacob to the covenant made with his ancestors. The appositional avikha ‘your forefather’ clarifies Abraham’s role.
Root and etymology
’-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one”
In context — Genesis 28:13
And behold, the LORD was standing above it, and He said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your forefather and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 28:13, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵי֙ (elohei) 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.28.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.13.W8.S1) and character.