Genesis 1:12:14Gen.1.12.W14PAT
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.lo.ˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
- French
- Dieu
- Spanish
- Dios
- Portuguese
- Deus
- German
- Gott
- Russian
- Бог
- Arabic-Simplified
- اللَّه
- Hindi
- परमेश्वर
- Chinese-Simplified
- 神
- Korean
- 하나님
- Indonesian
- Allah
- Bengali
- ঈশ্বর
- Tagalog
- Diyos
- Swahili
- Mungu
- Amharic
- አምላክ
- Yoruba
- Ọlọrun
- Igbo
- Chineke
- Twi
- Onyankopɔn
- Ewe
- Mawu
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAR e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YAR e-lo-HIM ki-TOV
- sentence
va-to-TSE ha-A-rets DE-she E-sev ma-ze-RI-a ZE-ra le-mi-NE-hu ve-ETS o-se-pe-RI a-SHER zar-o-VO le-mi-NE-hu va-YAR e-lo-HIM ki-TOV
In context — Genesis 1:12
the earth {And it} brought forth vegetation plants yielding seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit that have their seed in them according to their kinds God {And He} saw that it was good
About this coordinate
Genesis 1:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 1:12, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֖ים (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 Gen.1.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.1.12.W14.S1) and character.