Ruth 1:16:17Ruth.1.16.W17PAT
אֱלֹהָֽי׃
elohai
“my God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- eh-loh-HAAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.loˈhaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my God
- French
- mon Dieu
- Spanish
- mi Dios
- Portuguese
- o meu Deus
- German
- mein Gott
- Russian
- мой Бог
- Arabic-Simplified
- إلهي
- Hindi
- मेरा परमेश्वर
- Chinese-Simplified
- 我的神
- Korean
- 내 하나님
- Indonesian
- Allahku
- Bengali
- আমার ঈশ্বর
- Tagalog
- ang Diyos ko
- Swahili
- Mungu wangu
- Amharic
- አምላኬ
- Yoruba
- Ọlọrun mi
- Igbo
- Chineke m
- Twi
- me Nyankopɔn
- Ewe
- Mawu nye
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HAI
- clause
KI el-a-SHER TEL-khi e-LEKH u-va-a-SHER ta-LI-ni ah-LEEN a-MEKH a-MI ve-e-lo-ha-YIKH e-lo-HAI
- sentence
va-TO-mer ROOT al-tif-GE-ee-BEE leh-ahz-VEKH la-SHUV meh-ah-khah-RA-YIKH KI el-a-SHER TEL-khi e-LEKH u-va-a-SHER ta-LI-ni ah-LEEN a-MEKH a-MI ve-e-lo-ha-YIKH e-lo-HAI
In context — Ruth 1:16
Ruth {And} said do not urge me to leave you to turn back from behind you for where you go I will go and where you lodge I will lodge your people my people and your God my God
About this coordinate
Ruth 1:16:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Ruth 1:16, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (elohai) 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 Ruth.1.16.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.16.W17.S1) and character.