Numbers 22:10:3Num.22.10.W3TAB
אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
elhaelohim
“to God”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- el-hah-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl-haʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ha-e-lo-HIM ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR ME-lekh mo-AV sha-LAKH el-AI
Exegesis
The proper noun Bilam {בִּלְעָ֖ם | Bilʿam} precedes the prepositional phrase el {אֶל | ʾel} + haelohim {הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hāʼĕlōhîm} ‘to God’, indicating divine address.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–heh
“deity”
In context — Numbers 22:10
Balaam said to God , "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:10, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (elhaelohim) 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.22.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.10.W3.S1) and character.