Numbers 24:2:11Num.24.2.W11TAB
אֱלֹהִֽים׃
elohim
“of God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
RU-akh e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-te-HI a-LAV RU-akh e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yis-SA bil-AM et-ey-NAV va-YAR et-yis-ra-EL sho-KHEN lish-va-TAV va-te-HI a-LAV RU-akh e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive wəṯtəhî {וַתְּהִ֥י | wəṯtəhî} ‘and-it-became’ introduces the result clause with ʿālāw {עָלָיו | ʿālāw} ‘upon-him’ + rūaḥ {ר֥וּחַ | rūaḥ} ‘spirit’ + ʾĕlōhîm {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘God’, a standard Hebrew idiom for divine inspiration. This structure highlights Balaam’s observation leading directly to the Spirit’s arrival.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l-h
“mighty one”
In context — Numbers 24:2
And Balaam lifted his eyes and saw Israel dwelling by their tribes. Then the Spirit of God came upon him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 24:2, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (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.24.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.2.W11.S1) and character.