Numbers 27:16:3Num.27.16.W3TAB
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
elohei
“God of”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HEI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEE
- 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HEI
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT
- clause
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR
- sentence
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR ISH al-ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
It is followed by the divine subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} and the construct chain Elohei haruchot {אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹ֖ת | ʾĕ-lō-hê hā-rû-chōt} “God of the spirits,” expressing possession and oversight.
In context — Numbers 27:16
May the LORD God of the spirits of all flesh appoint a man over the congregation.
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 27:16, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵ֥י (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.27.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.16.W3.S1) and character.