Leviticus 21:17:15Lev.21.17.W15TAB
אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
elohav
“his God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAV
- Extended
- eh-lo-HAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.lo.ˈhaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAV
- phraseyour reading level
LE-khem e-lo-HAV
- clause
ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON le-MOR ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The object lechem {לֶחֶם | leḥem} functions metonymically for cultic provisions, and elohav {אֱלֹהָיו | ʼĕlōhāyw} “his God” assigns divine ownership and authority to the rite.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-hʾ-l-h
“God”
In context — Leviticus 21:17
Speak to Aaron, saying, “Any man from your descendants through their generations who has in him a defect shall not approach to offer the bread of his God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ (elohav) 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.21.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.17.W15.S1) and character.