Hosea 13:4:6Hos.13.4.W6TAB
וֵֽאלֹהִ֤ים
veelohim
“and God”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- vee-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /weːʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI
- clause
ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
Exegesis
The clause ve’elohim zulati {וְאֵלֹהִים זוּלָתִי | wə-ʾê-lō-hîm zû-lā-tî} ‘and gods apart from Me’ employs the exceptive preposition zulat with suffix to exclude any deities.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-h
“power, god”
In context — Hosea 13:4
But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you shall know no god except Me, for there is no savior besides Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Hosea 13:4, so the Hebrew word וֵֽאלֹהִ֤ים (veelohim) 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 Hos.13.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.4.W6.S1) and character.