Judges 18:5:4Judg.18.5.W4TAB
בֵאלֹהִ֑ים
veelohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- veh-ee-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /vɛː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-AL-NA ve-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru LO she-AL-NA ve-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru LO she-AL-NA ve-e-lo-HIM ve-ne-de-A ha-tats-li-AKH dar-KE-nu a-SHER a-NA-khnu hol-KHIM a-LE-ha
Exegesis
The request is directed be-Elohim {בֵאלֹהִ֑ים | bē·’ĕlōhîm} ‘of God,’ indicating reliance on divine authority.
Root and etymology
Root’-l
“God, deity”
In context — Judges 18:5
And they said to him, “Please inquire of God for us, so that we may know whether our way on which we are going will succeed.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 18:5, so the Hebrew word בֵאלֹהִ֑ים (veelohim) 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.18.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.5.W4.S1) and character.