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

Result
הָ + אֱ + לֹ + הִ֑ים
ha + e + lo + him
haelohim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-lo-HIM

  2. clause

    va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. 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 contextJudges 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.