Genesis 2:7:3Gen.2.7.W3PAT
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
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
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM et-ha-a-DAM a-FAR min-ha-a-da-MA va-yip-PAKH be-ap-PAV nish-MAT khai-YIM
- sentence
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM et-ha-a-DAM a-FAR min-ha-a-da-MA va-yip-PAKH be-ap-PAV nish-MAT khai-YIM va-ye-HI ha-a-DAM le-NE-fesh khai-YA
In context — Genesis 2:7
LORD God {And He} formed the human dust from the ground {And} He breathed into his nostrils breath of life the human {And He} became a being living
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 2:7, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֜ים (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.2.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.7.W3.S1) and character.