Genesis 17:18:3Gen.17.18.W3PAT
אֶל־הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
elhaelohim
“to the God”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- el-haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haː.ʔɛ.lo.ˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the God
- French
- au Dieu
- Spanish
- al Dios
- Russian
- к Богу
- Arabic-Simplified
- إلى اللَّه
- Hindi
- उस परमेश्वर के पास
- Chinese-Simplified
- 向那神
- Swahili
- kwa Mungu
- Twi
- kɔ Onyankopɔn no nkyɛn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
אֶל + הֽ͏ָ + אֱ + לֹ + הִ֑ים
↓
el + ha + e + lo + him
↓
elhaelohim
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer a-ve-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-ve-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM LU yi-she-ma-EL yi-khe-YE le-fa-NE-kha
In context — Genesis 17:18
Abraham and said to the God if only Ishmael might live before you
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 17:18, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (elhaelohim) 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.17.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.18.W3.S1) and character.