Leviticus 21:22:2Lev.21.22.W2TAB
אֱלֹהָ֔יו
elohav
“his God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAV
- Extended
- eh-lo-HAHV
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhaːw/
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
LE-khem e-lo-HAV mih-kad-SHEE ha-koh-da-SHEEM
- sentence
LE-khem e-lo-HAV mih-kad-SHEE ha-koh-da-SHEEM u-min-hak-koh-da-SHEEM yo-KHEL
Exegesis
It is followed by elohav {אֱלֹהָיו | ʾĕ-lō-hā-yāw} in a construct chain, designating possession by the divine title Elohim.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-hʾ-l-h
“God”
In context — Leviticus 21:22
He may eat the bread of his God from the most holy offerings and from the holy offerings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 21:22, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָ֔יו (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.21.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.22.W2.S1) and character.