Genesis 17:22:5Gen.17.22.W5PAT
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.lo.ˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
- French
- Dieu
- Spanish
- Dios
- Russian
- Бог
- Arabic-Simplified
- اللَّه
- Hindi
- परमेश्वर
- Chinese-Simplified
- 神
- Swahili
- Mungu
- Twi
- Onyankopɔn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
אֱ + לֹ + הִ֔ים
↓
e + lo + him
↓
elohim
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL le-da-BER it-TO va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
In context — Genesis 17:22
and he finished to speak with him God and he went up from upon Abraham
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:22, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֔ים (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.17.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.22.W5.S1) and character.