Jeremiah 13:16:3Jer.13.16.W3TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheːxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
te-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem ka-VOD
- clause
te-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem ka-VOD be-TE-rem ya-kh-SHIKH u-ve-TE-rem yit-na-ge-FU rag-le-KHEM al-ha-RE NA-shef
- sentence
te-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem ka-VOD be-TE-rem ya-kh-SHIKH u-ve-TE-rem yit-na-ge-FU rag-le-KHEM al-ha-RE NA-shef ve-ki-vi-TEM le-OR ve-sa-MAH le-tsal-MA-vet ya-SHIT ve-SHIT la-a-ra-FEL
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative tenu {תְּנוּ | tə-nū} “give,” commanding that kavod {כָּבוֹד | ka-vōd} “glory” be offered to la-YHWH e-lo-HEI-khem {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | la-YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hē-khem}, a compound divine title.
In context — Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the mountains of twilight ; while you hope for light, He makes it into the shadow of death and sets it into thick darkness.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 13:16, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם (elohekhem) 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 Jer.13.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.16.W3.S1) and character.