Leviticus 23:43:15Lev.23.43.W15TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
eloheekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE-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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- sentence
le-ma-AN ye-DE-OO do-ro-TEE-khem KI va-SOO-KOHT ho-shav-TI et-be-NEE yis-ra-EL be-ho-tsi-I o-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
The declaration ani YHWH eloheikhem {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ’ă-nî Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem} asserts covenant authority.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-lamed-ḥet
“god, mighty one”
In context — Leviticus 23:43
So that your generations may know that I caused the sons of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:43:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 23:43, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (eloheekhem) 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.23.43.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.43.W15.S1) and character.