Jeremiah 22:9:7Jer.22.9.W7TAB
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם
elohehem
“their God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-hem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-hehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːheːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-hem
- clause
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem
- sentence
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-yish-ta-kha-VU le-e-lo-HIM a-KHE-rim va-ya-VE-DUM
Exegesis
The construct chain YHWH Eloheihem {יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-hem} identifies “the LORD their God” as covenant partner.
In context — Jeremiah 22:9
And they will say, “Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God , bowed down to other gods , and served them.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם (elohehem) 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.22.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.9.W7.S1) and character.