Joshua 18:3:15Josh.18.3.W15TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
elohei
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-khem
- clause
ad-a-NAH a-TEM mit-ra-PIM la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-khem
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-SHU-a el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ad-a-NAH a-TEM mit-ra-PIM la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-khem
Exegesis
The juxtaposition of YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yəhōwāh} with Elohei avoteichem {אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם | ʾĕlōhê ʾāḇōṯêykem} emphasizes the covenantal grant of ancestral promise.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“God, deity”
In context — Joshua 18:3
And Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you be slack to go in to possess the land which the LORD the God of your fathers has given you?”
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Joshua 18:3, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֥י (elohei) 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.18.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.3.W15.S1) and character.