אֵ֔ל
𐤀𐤋
el
of God
from בַּיִת and אֵל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.
H1008
Judges 21:2 · Word #4
Lexicon H1008
| Lemma | בֵּית־אֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕־𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Bêyth-ʼÊl |
| Strong's | H1008 |
| In-context | of God |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H413-03
toward
| Root | אל (ʾ-l) |
| Core Meanings | motion toward, direction, approach, nearness |
| Semantic Range | toward, to, unto, into, against, concerning, with respect to, near, at, among (occasionally indicating position rather than motion) |
| Conceptual Significance | אֶל marks relational and covenantal orientation in biblical thought—movement toward God, toward a person in speech, or toward an object in action. It often signals intentionality, encounter, supplication, or opposition, emphasizing directed relationship rather than mere location. |
| Morphological Notes | Indeclinable Hebrew preposition (HR); shortened constructive form of an ancient particle. It does not inflect for gender, number, or person but may take pronominal suffixes in other forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The particle אֶל fundamentally expresses movement or orientation in the direction of someone or something. Rendering it as "toward" preserves its core sense of directed approach rather than a static position, reflecting its function as an indeclinable preposition (HR) indicating motion or relational orientation. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אל (motion toward, direction, approach, nearness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H413-01 |
alehem | unto them |
H413-02 |
alekhem | unto you masculine plural |
H437-01 |
alon | Mighty-Oak |
H410-01 |
baelim | among the mighty ones |
H428-02 |
beeleh | in these |
H426-01 |
elah | Mighty God |
H413-04 |
elav | to him |
H413-05 |
elay | to me |
H413-06 |
elayikhe | to thee |
H413-07 |
elayv | unto him |
H413-08 |
eley | toward |
H413-09 |
eleyha | to her |
H413-10 |
eleykha | unto thee |
H413-11 |
eleymo | to them |
H413-12 |
eleynu | towards us |
H447-01 |
eliel | My-God-is-El |
H453-01 |
elihu | My God is He (masculine singular proper name) |
H433-01 |
eloha | Mighty One |
H430-09 |
elohay | my God |
H430-15 |
eloheyhen | their mighty ones |
H410-03 |
hael | the Mighty One |
H428-04 |
haeleh | these (ones) |
H430-22 |
haelohim | the Mighty Ones |
H410-04 |
haleel | to the Mighty One |
H428-05 |
hhl | these ones |
H479-01 |
ilekhe | these (ones) |
H459-01 |
ileyn | these (masculine plural) |
H384-01 |
itiel | God-is-with-me (masculine personal name) |
H410-05 |
kael | like the Mighty One |
H428-06 |
kaeleh | like these (ones) |
H428-07 |
khaeleh | these (ones) |
H428-09 |
laeleh | to these (ones) |
H408-01 |
leal | to nothing |
H410-07 |
leel | to the Mighty One |
H426-11 |
leelah | to the Mighty God of |
H428-10 |
leeleh | to these (ones) |
H433-02 |
leeloha | to the Mighty One |
H410-08 |
meel | from the Mighty One |
H428-11 |
meeleh | from these (ones) |
H428-13 |
umeeleh | and from these |
H428-14 |
uveeleh | and among these |
H413-13 |
vaalehem | And unto them |
H431-01 |
vaalu | and—behold! |
H413-14 |
veel | and toward |
H413-15 |
veelay | and-unto-me |
H413-16 |
veelayikhe | and toward you (feminine singular) |
H428-15 |
veeleh | and these |
H413-17 |
veeleykha | and toward you |
H447-02 |
veeliel | and My-God-is-El |
H433-03 |
veeloha | but the Mighty-One |
H432-01 |
veilu | and-even-if |
H428-16 |
vekhaeleh | and like these |
H433-04 |
veleeloha | and to a Mighty One |
Word Usage (144 occurrences of H1008)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:8 | לְ/בֵֽית | leveyt | of Bethel |
| Genesis 12:8 | אֵ֖ל | el | Bethel |
| Genesis 12:8 | בֵּֽית | beyt | Bethel |