Joel 2:23:6Joel.2.23.W6TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם
eloheikhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-khehm
- 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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI-khem
- clause
u-ve-NEI tsi-YON GI-lu ve-sim-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem KI-NA-tan la-KHEM et-ha-MO-re lits-da-KA
- sentence
u-ve-NEI tsi-YON GI-lu ve-sim-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem KI-NA-tan la-KHEM et-ha-MO-re lits-da-KA va-yo-RED la-KHEM GE-shem mo-RE u-mal-KOSH ba-ri-SHON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bayhwh eloheikhem {בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | bə-yəhô-wâ ʾĕ-lō-hê-kem} thematically anchors joy to the covenant LORD as your God.
In context — Joel 2:23
You sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the former rain for righteousness , and He causes the rain to come down for you—the former rain and the latter rain as at the first.
About this coordinate
Joel 2:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joel 2:23, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם (eloheikhem) 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 Joel.2.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Joel.2.23.W6.S1) and character.