Numbers 16:22:5Num.16.22.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֵי
elohei
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- God of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI
- clause
va-yip-LU al-pe-NEI-hem va-yom-RU EL e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT
- sentence
va-yip-LU al-pe-NEI-hem va-yom-RU EL e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR ha-ISH e-KHAD ye-khe-TA ve-AL kol-ha-e-DA tik-TSOF
Exegesis
The vocative ʾēl {אֵל | ʾēl} “O God” introduces direct address, leading into the construct phrase ʾĕlōhê hārūḥōt {אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת | ʾĕlōhê hārūḥōt} “God of the spirits,” which attributes divine authority over human life-breath.
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Numbers 16:22
And they fell upon their faces and said, “O God , God of the spirits of all flesh, if one man sins, will You be angry with the entire assembly?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 16:22, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵי (elohei) 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 Num.16.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.22.W5.S1) and character.