Leviticus 22:33:7Lev.22.33.W7TAB
לֵאלֹהִ֑ים
leelohim
“as God”
- Transliteration
- le-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- leh-eh-lo-HEEM
- IPA
- /le.ʔe.lo.ˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- as God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-e-lo-HIM
- clause
ha-mo-TSEE et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ha-mo-TSEE et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The infinitive lihyot {לִהְיוֹת֥ | lihyōt} introduces a purpose clause with lakhem leElohim {לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים | lā-khem lēʼĕlōhîm}, establishing the covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
ʼ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one”
In context — Leviticus 22:33
I am the LORD who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 22:33, so the Hebrew word לֵאלֹהִ֑ים (leelohim) 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.22.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.33.W7.S1) and character.