Proverbs 2:17:5Prov.2.17.W5TAB
אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ
eloheha
“her God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HE-ha
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEH-hah
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhɛhɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- her 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HE-ha
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HE-ha sha-KHE-kha
- clause
ve-et-be-RIT e-lo-HE-ha sha-KHE-kha
- sentence
ha-o-ZE-vet a-LUF ne-u-RE-ha ve-et-be-RIT e-lo-HE-ha sha-KHE-kha
Exegesis
The noun eloheha {אֱלֹהֶיהָ | ʾĕlōḥê-hā} ‘her God’ invokes Elohim through a pronominal suffix, and the Qal perfect verb shakhecha {שָׁכֵחָה | šā-ḵē-ḥā} ‘she has forgotten’ conveys completed action. The Hebrew order places human betrayal before divine violation, intensifying moral reproach. English translations preserve this sequence and the distinction between participle and perfect to reflect ongoing departure (“leaves”/“abandons”) versus completed forgetting (“has forgotten”/“ignores”).
In context — Proverbs 2:17
She who leaves the companion of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 2:17, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ (eloheha) 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 Prov.2.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.17.W5.S1) and character.