Genesis 28:20:6Gen.28.20.W6PAT
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.loˈhiːm/
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
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
im-yi-he-YE e-lo-HIM
- clause
im-yi-he-YE e-lo-HIM im-ma-DI u-she-ma-RA-ni ba-DE-rekh ha-ZE a-SHER a-no-KHI ho-LEKH ve-na-tan-LI LE-khem le-e-KHOL u-VE-ged li-le-BOSH
- sentence
va-yid-DAR ya-a-KOV NE-der le-MOR im-yi-he-YE e-lo-HIM im-ma-DI u-she-ma-RA-ni ba-DE-rekh ha-ZE a-SHER a-no-KHI ho-LEKH ve-na-tan-LI LE-khem le-e-KHOL u-VE-ged li-le-BOSH
In context — Genesis 28:20
made Jacob a vow saying if will be God with me will keep me way in this where I am going He will give me bread to eat and garment to wear
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 28:20, 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.28.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.20.W6.S1) and character.