Joel 2:26:7Joel.2.26.W7TAB
אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːχɛm/
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
- clause
va-a-KHAL-tem a-KHOL ve-sa-VAT-ta ve-hil-LAL-tem ET-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-sher-a-SA im-MA-khem le-haf-LI
- sentence
va-a-KHAL-tem a-KHOL ve-sa-VAT-ta ve-hil-LAL-tem ET-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-sher-a-SA im-MA-khem le-haf-LI ve-LO-ye-VO-shu a-MI le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Piel ve-hilaltem introduces praise toward the object-marked name of YHWH Eloheikhem {אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾet-šēm Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem}.
In context — Joel 2:26
And you shall eat fully and be satisfied, and you shall praise the name of the LORD your God , who has done wondrous deeds with you: and My people shall never be ashamed forever.
About this coordinate
Joel 2:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joel 2:26, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם (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 Joel.2.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Joel.2.26.W7.S1) and character.