Nehemiah 13:14:9Neh.13.14.W9TAB
אֱלֹהַ֖י
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈhaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
be-VET e-lo-HAI
- clause
ve-al-te-MAKH kha-sa-DAI a-SHER a-si-TI be-VET e-lo-HAI u-ve-mish-ma-RAV
- sentence
zakh-RA-li e-lo-HAI al-ZOT ve-al-te-MAKH kha-sa-DAI a-SHER a-si-TI be-VET e-lo-HAI u-ve-mish-ma-RAV
Exegesis
The locative phrases beveit Elohai {בְּבֵית אֱלֹהַי | bə-bêyt ʾĕ-lō-hāy} ‘in the house of my God’ and u-ve-mishmarav {וּבְמִשְׁמָרָיו | wə-bim-mish-mār-āv} ‘and in its services’ delineate the sphere of those deeds. The coordination underscores both the plea for positive remembrance and the plea against loss of merit, reflecting Hebrew rhetoric that couples petition and protection of reward.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god”
In context — Nehemiah 13:14
Remember me for this, my God , and do not erase my acts of kindness which I have done in the house of my God and in its services.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Nehemiah 13:14, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהַ֖י (elohai) 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 Neh.13.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.14.W9.S1) and character.