Genesis 21:4:10Gen.21.4.W10PAT
אֱלֹהִֽים׃
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
- እግዚአብሔር
- Yoruba
- Ọlọrun
- Igbo
- Chineke
- Twi
- Onyankopɔn
- Ewe
- Mawu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
אֱ + לֹ + הִֽים׃
↓
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
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-MAL av-ra-HAM et-yits-KHAK be-NO ben-she-mo-NAT ya-MIM ka-a-SHER tsi-VA o-TO e-lo-HIM
In context — Genesis 21:4
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac eight days as God commanded him
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (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.21.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.4.W10.S1) and character.