Jeremiah 16:10:26Jer.16.10.W26TAB
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
elohenu
“our God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-nu
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈheːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- our 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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu
- clause
ve-am-RU e-LE-kha al-ME di-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LE-nu ET KAL-ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT u-ME a-vo-NE-nu u-ME kha-ta-TE-nu a-SHER kha-ta-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
ve-ha-YA KI ta-GID la-AM ha-ZE ET KAL-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le ve-am-RU e-LE-kha al-ME di-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LE-nu ET KAL-ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT u-ME a-vo-NE-nu u-ME kha-ta-TE-nu a-SHER kha-ta-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu
Exegesis
The final phrase la-Yə-hō-Wāh ʾĕ-lō-HÊ-nu {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ} ‘against the LORD our God’ anchors the offense within the covenant relationship.
In context — Jeremiah 16:10
And it shall be, when you declare all these words to this people, that they will say to you, “Why has the LORD declared all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity, and what is our sin which we have sinned against the LORD our God?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:10:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of Jeremiah 16:10, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (elohenu) 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.16.10.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.10.W26.S1) and character.