Isaiah 21:17:8Isa.21.17.W8TAB
אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
eloheiyisrael
“the God of Israel”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheː.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the God of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL di-BER
- sentence
u-she-AR mis-paR-KE-shet gi-bo-REI ve-NEI-ke-DAR yim-a-TU KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL di-BER
In context — Isaiah 21:17
And the remnant of the number of archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel has spoken.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (eloheiyisrael) 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 Isa.21.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.17.W8.S1) and character.