Isaiah 37:21:8Isa.37.21.W8TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
elohe
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- clause
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pal-LAL-ta e-LAI el-san-khe-RIV ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-ya-HU ven-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pal-LAL-ta e-LAI el-san-khe-RIV ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The compound title YHWH Elohei Yisrael {יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl} identifies the speaker.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“might, authority”
In context — Isaiah 37:21
And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel , ‘Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria.’”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 37:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 37:21, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֣י (elohe) 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.37.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.37.21.W8.S1) and character.