Joshua 23:7:8Josh.23.7.W8TAB
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם
eloheihem
“of their gods”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI-hem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-hehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of their gods
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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-HEI-hem
- phraseyour reading level
u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru
- clause
u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
- sentence
le-vil-TI-VO bag-GO-yim ha-E-leh ha-nish-a-RIM ha-E-leh it-KHEM u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
Exegesis
The construct chain uvshem Eloheihem lo tazkiru pairs shem {שֵׁם | šēm} ‘name’ with Eloheihem {אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾĕ·lō·hê·hem} ‘their gods’ to frame forbidden invocation, followed by the Hifil imperfect verbs tazkiru {תַּזְכִּירוּ | ta·z·kî·rû} ‘mention’ and tashbiu {תַּשְׁבִּיעוּ | ta·š·bî·ʿû} ‘cause to swear’.
In context — Joshua 23:7
So you must not mingle with these nations that remain among you; you must not invoke the name of their gods , nor swear by them, nor serve them, nor bow down to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 23:7, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם (eloheihem) 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.23.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.7.W8.S1) and character.