Leviticus 25:17:10Lev.25.17.W10TAB
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
elohekhem
“your God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-khem
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheːxɛm/
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
- clause
KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
ve-LO to-NU ISH et-a-mi-TO ve-ya-RE-ta me-e-lo-HE-kha KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The causal kî {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces the foundational declaration ʾă-nî YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem {אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾă-nî Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem}, asserting divine authority as the basis for ethical conduct.
In context — Leviticus 25:17
And you shall not oppress any man his fellow, but you shall fear the LORD your God , for I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 25:17, 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.25.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.17.W10.S1) and character.