Leviticus 19:2:12Lev.19.2.W12TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- your God
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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-HE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- clause
KI ka-DOHSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO KI ka-DOHSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּ֣י | kî} ‘for/because’ introduces the self-affirmation qādōš ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵem {קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם | qādōš ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵem} ‘for I the LORD your God am holy.’ Positioning the divine name at the close delivers climactic emphasis, rooting the moral injunction in the character of the covenant Lord.
In context — Leviticus 19:2
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, the LORD your God , am holy .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 19:2, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (elohekhem) 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 Lev.19.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.2.W12.S1) and character.