Genesis 9:12:2Gen.9.12.W2PAT
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM ZOT ot-ha-be-RIT a-sher-a-NI no-TEN bei-NI u-vei-ne-KHEM u-VEIN kol-NE-fesh kha-YA a-SHER i-te-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM ZOT ot-ha-be-RIT a-sher-a-NI no-TEN bei-NI u-vei-ne-KHEM u-VEIN kol-NE-fesh kha-YA a-SHER i-te-KHEM le-do-ROT o-LAM
In context — Genesis 9:12
God {And} said this sign of the covenant that I give between me and between you and between every creature living that with you for generations of eternity
About this coordinate
Genesis 9:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 9:12, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֗ים (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.9.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.9.12.W2.S1) and character.