Joshua 14:9:21Josh.14.9.W21TAB
אֱלֹהָֽי׃
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaːj/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- clause
ki mil-LE-ta a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- sentence
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR im-LO ha-A-retz a-SHER dar-KHA rag-le-KHA BAH le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA u-le-va-NE-kha ad-o-LAM ki mil-LE-ta a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the justification milleta acharei YHWH Elohai {מִלֵּאתָ אַחֲרֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי}, where the Piel perfect milleta conveys wholehearted loyalty “you have fully followed” the divine name YHWH Elohai.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-הaleph–lamed–heh
“God”
In context — Joshua 14:9
So Moses swore on that day, “Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have fully followed after the LORD my God .”
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:9:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Joshua 14:9, 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.14.9.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.9.W21.S1) and character.