Joshua 14:8:12Josh.14.8.W12TAB
אֱלֹהָֽי׃
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- clause
ve-a-no-KHI mil-LE-ti a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- sentence
ve-a-KHAI a-SHER a-LU im-MI him-SI-u et-LEV ha-AM ve-a-no-KHI mil-LE-ti a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The Piel perfect milleiti {מִלֵּ֔אתִי | mil-lê-ṯî} ‘I fully followed’ intensifies the subject’s resolve, and the preposition acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾă-ḥărê} indicates direction toward YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} and Elohai {אֱלֹהָי | ʾĕ-lō-hāy}, preserving the adversative structure in English.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-הaleph–lamed–heh
“God”
In context — Joshua 14:8
But my brothers who went up with me caused the heart of the people to melt, but I wholly followed after the LORD my God .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 14:8, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (elohai) 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 Josh.14.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.8.W12.S1) and character.