Psalm 14:5:4Ps.14.5.W4TAB
כִּֽי־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים
kielohim
“for God”
- Transliteration
- KI-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- KEE-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ˈfaːħad/
Meaning by language
- English
- for God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
KI-e-lo-HIM
- clause
KI-e-lo-HIM be-DOR tsa-DIK
- sentence
SHAM PA-kha-du PA-khad KI-e-lo-HIM be-DOR tsa-DIK
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces the causal clause with Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} as its subject.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“god, mighty one”
In context — Psalm 14:5
There they were seized with fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 14:5, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים (kielohim) 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.14.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.5.W4.S1) and character.