Judges 21:2:8Judg.21.2.W8TAB
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
haelohim
“the God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU be-KHI ga-DOL
Exegesis
Lipnê hāʾĕlōhîm {לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים | lipnê hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘before God’ establishes the sacred context.
In context — Judges 21:2
And the people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God , lifted their voice , and wept with great grief.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 21:2, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (haelohim) 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.21.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.2.W8.S1) and character.