Joshua 23:10:6Josh.23.10.W6TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloheːˈxɛm/
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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- clause
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-KHEM
- sentence
ISH-e-KHAD mi-KEM yir-DAF-A-lef KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-KHEM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a causal clause centered on YHWH Eloheichem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ’ĕ-lō-hê-khem}, directly attributing the victory to divine agency.
In context — Joshua 23:10
One man of you will chase a thousand, for the LORD your God is he who fights for you, just as He promised to you.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 23:10, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם (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 Josh.23.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.10.W6.S1) and character.