Job 15:8:2Job.15.8.W2TAB
אֱל֣וֹהַ
eloah
“of God”
- Transliteration
- e-LO-ah
- Extended
- eh-LOH-ah
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈloː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LO-ah
- clause
hav-SOD e-LO-ah tish-MA
- sentence
hav-SOD e-LO-ah tish-MA ve-tig-RA e-LE-kha khakh-MA
Exegesis
The opening prepositional phrase habesod {הַבְס֣וֹד | habəsôḏ} sets the sphere of access, and its construct relationship with eloah {אֱל֣וֹהַ | ʾĕlôah} presents a uniquely divine deliberative setting rather than ordinary human consultation.
Root and etymology
א־ל־הaleph–lamed–heh
“deity, God”
In context — Job 15:8
Do you hear in the council of God , and do you withhold wisdom to yourself?
About this coordinate
Job 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֱל֣וֹהַ (eloah) 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 Job.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.8.W2.S1) and character.