Genesis 2:18:3Gen.2.18.W3PAT
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
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 |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM lo-TOV he-YOT ha-a-DAM le-vad-DO
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM lo-TOV he-YOT ha-a-DAM le-vad-DO e-e-se-LO E-zer ke-neg-DO
In context — Genesis 2:18
LORD God {And He} said not good to be for the human alone I will make for him a helper corresponding to him
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 2:18, 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.2.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.18.W3.S1) and character.