Joshua 22:3:13Josh.22.3.W13TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
eloheikhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEI-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhej.xem/
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-HEI-khem
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- clause
u-shmar-TEM ET-mish-ME-ret mits-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
lo-a-a-zav-TEM ET-a-KHEI-khem ze ya-MIM ra-BIM ad ha-YOM ha-ZEH u-shmar-TEM ET-mish-ME-ret mits-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
Finally, the construct chain mishmeret mitsvat YHWH eloheikhem {מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִצְוַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | miš-me-rêṯ mits-vāṯ Yə-hô-wāh ’ĕ-lō-hêi-khem} ‘charge of the commandment of the LORD your God’ underscores faithful obedience through entrusted responsibility.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed
“might, power”
In context — Joshua 22:3
You have not forsaken your brothers through all these many days, even to this day; instead, you have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 22:3, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (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 Josh.22.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.3.W13.S1) and character.