Psalm 14:1:7Ps.14.1.W7TAB
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM
- clause
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM
- sentence
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
Exegesis
The particle ein {אֵ֣ין | ’ên} expresses absolute negation with the proper noun Elohim {אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ-lō-hîm} ‘God’ as its object, framing the fool’s denial as a theological refusal.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god, mighty one”
In context — Psalm 14:1
For the director of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God .” They have acted corruptly; they have done abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 14:1, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֑ים (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 Ps.14.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.1.W7.S1) and character.