Leviticus 19:36:12Lev.19.36.W12TAB
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEY-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːxɛm/
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
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER-hoh-TSE-ti et-KHEM meh-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
moz-NEI TSE-dek av-NEI-TSE-dek EI-FAT TSE-dek veh-HIN TSE-dek yih-YEH la-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER-hoh-TSE-ti et-KHEM meh-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The declaration “I am the LORD your God” combines ani {אֲנִי֙ | ʾănî} with the compound divine name YHWH Eloheikhem {יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם | Yəhôwāh ʾĕlōhêḵem} asserting covenant authority, and the relative clause asher-hotseiti {אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי | ʾăšer-hōṣēʾêtî} ‘who I brought out’ recalls the Exodus foundation. The parallel structure underlines legal duty grounded in divine deliverance.
In context — Leviticus 19:36
You must have balances of justice , weights of justice, an ephah of justice, and a hin of justice. I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:36:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 19:36, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם (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.19.36.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.36.W12.S1) and character.