Numbers 22:20:2Num.22.20.W2TAB
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM
- clause
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM lai-LA va-yo-MER LO im-lik-RO le-KHA BA-u ha-a-na-SHIM KUM LEKH it-TAM
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM lai-LA va-yo-MER LO im-lik-RO le-KHA BA-u ha-a-na-SHIM KUM LEKH it-TAM ve-AKH et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-a-da-BER e-lei-KHA o-TO ta-a-SE
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“mighty one, God”
In context — Numbers 22:20
And God came to Balaam by night, and He said to him, “If these men have come to summon you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you you shall do.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:20, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֥ים (elohim) 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.22.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.20.W2.S1) and character.