Leviticus 23:22:18Lev.23.22.W18TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːxem/
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-HE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- clause
leh-ah-NEE ve-la-GER ta-a-ZOV oh-TAAM a-NEE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
oo-veh-kuts-REH-khem et-ke-TSIR arts-KHEM lo-te-kha-LEH pe-AT sahd-KHAA be-kuts-REH-kha ve-LE-ket keh-tseer-KHA LO te-la-KET leh-ah-NEE ve-la-GER ta-a-ZOV oh-TAAM a-NEE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect imperative taazov {תַּעֲזֹב | ta-ʿa-zôḇ} ‘you shall leave’ resumes the command, and the concluding formula ani YHWH eloheikhem {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾa-nî yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem} ‘I am the LORD your God’ asserts covenant authority. The English translation preserves the temporal sequence, mirrors the parallel negatives with “nor,” and maintains beneficiary order to echo Hebrew emphasis on compassion and inclusion.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-heh
“god, mighty one”
In context — Leviticus 23:22
And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not finish the edge of your field in your reaping, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. For the poor and the sojourner you shall leave them. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:22:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Leviticus 23:22, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (elohekhem) 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.23.22.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.22.W18.S1) and character.