Psalm 13:3:4Ps.13.3.W4TABWLC Psalms 13:4
אֱלֹהָ֑י
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛloːˈhaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 |
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Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- clause
ha-BI-ta a-NE-ni ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- sentence
ha-BI-ta a-NE-ni ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ha-I-ra e-NAI PEN-e-I-shan ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The vocative YHWH Elohai {יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hay} combines the covenant name with the personal title, highlighting authority and intimacy.
In context — Psalm 13:3
Turn your gaze toward me and answer me, LORD my God . Make my eyes shine, so that I do not sleep in death.
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 13:3, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָ֑י (elohai) 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 Ps.13.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.3.W4.S1) and character.