Leviticus 19:4:10Lev.19.4.W10TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
eloheekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.loˈheː.xɛm/
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-HEE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- sentence
al-tif-NU el-ha-e-li-LEEM veh-eh-lo-HEE mas-se-KHA LO ta-a-SU la-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
The dual commands reinforce exclusive worship, culminating in the covenant formula ani YHWH Eloheichem {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾănî Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem} ‘I am the LORD your God’, which asserts divine authority and relationship.
In context — Leviticus 19:4
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten metal gods. I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (eloheekhem) 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.19.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.4.W10.S1) and character.