Leviticus 19:4:3Lev.19.4.W3TAB
וֵֽאלֹהֵי֙
vehehlohee
“and gods of”
- Transliteration
- veh-eh-lo-HEE
- Extended
- veh-eh-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ve.ʔɛ.loˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and gods of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
veh-eh-lo-HEE
- clause
al-tif-NU el-ha-e-li-LEEM veh-eh-lo-HEE mas-se-KHA LO ta-a-SU la-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 object of both prohibitions is marked by ʾel haelilim {אֶל־הָאֱלִילִים | ʾel hāʾ-ʾă-lî-lîm} ‘to the idols’ and weelohei massekhah {וֵאלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה | wə-ʾĕ-lō-hê massē-kā(h)} ‘and gods of cast metal’, employing a construct chain to specify fabricated deities.
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 19:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 19:4, so the Hebrew word וֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ (vehehlohee) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.4.W3.S1) and character.