Nehemiah 13:9:8Neh.13.9.W8TAB
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
haelohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
BET ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-a-shi-VA SHAM ke-LE BET ha-e-lo-HIM ET-ha-min-KHA ve-hal-le-vo-NA
- sentence
va-OM-ra va-ye-ta-ha-RU hal-le-sha-KHOT va-a-shi-VA SHAM ke-LE BET ha-e-lo-HIM ET-ha-min-KHA ve-hal-le-vo-NA
Exegesis
The restoration phase begins with va’ashivah {וָאָשִׁ֣יבָה | wā’āšîvāh} “I returned” leading into the genitive phrase kelei beit ha’elohim {כְּלֵי בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | kəlê bêt hāʾĕlōhîm} “vessels of the house of God”.
Root and etymology
ʾ–l–h
“God, mighty one”
In context — Nehemiah 13:9
And I gave the command, and they purified the chambers; then I restored there the vessels of the house of God and the grain offering and the frankincense.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Nehemiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (haelohim) 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.13.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.9.W8.S1) and character.