Judges 18:24:2Judg.18.24.W2TAB
אֶת־אֱלֹהַי֩
etelohai
“the gods of me”
- Transliteration
- et-e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eht-eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔɛloˈhaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- the gods of me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-YO-mer et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN va-tel-KHU u-ma-LI OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN va-tel-KHU u-ma-LI OD u-ma-ZE to-me-RU e-LAI ma-LAKH
Exegesis
The object phrase et-elohai {אֶת־אֱלֹהַי֩ | ʾet-ʾĕlōhāy} places “my gods” immediately after the verb, intensifying the sense of personal loss.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Lamed–Heh
“god, deity”
In context — Judges 18:24
He said, “You carried off the gods I made, and also the priest , and you left. What is left for me? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 18:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֱלֹהַי֩ (etelohai) 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 Judg.18.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.24.W2.S1) and character.