Numbers 23:21:8Num.23.21.W8TAB
אֱלֹהָיו֙
elohaiv
“his God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAIV
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛlohaˈjav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAIV
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV im-MO u-te-RU-at ME-lekh BO
- sentence
lo-hi-BIT A-ven be-ya-a-KOV ve-lo-ra-AH a-MAL be-yis-ra-EL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV im-MO u-te-RU-at ME-lekh BO
Exegesis
The verbless clause YHWH Elohav {יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו | Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhāv} functions as an equational statement realized by ʿimmo {עִמּוֹ | ʿimmō} ‘with him.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-het
“mighty one, God”
In context — Numbers 23:21
He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen trouble in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 23:21, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָיו֙ (elohaiv) 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.23.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.21.W8.S1) and character.