Exodus 15:6:8Exod.15.6.W8TAB
אוֹיֵֽב׃
oyev
“the enemy”
- Transliteration
- o-YEV
- Extended
- oh-YEHV
- IPA
- /ʔoː.ˈjeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the enemy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-YEV
- phraseyour reading level
tir-ATS o-YEV
- clause
ye-meen-KHA Ye-ho-VAH tir-ATS o-YEV
- sentence
ye-meen-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ne-e-da-REE ba-KO-akh ye-meen-KHA Ye-ho-VAH tir-ATS o-YEV
Exegesis
In the second clause, the verb tir’ats {תִּרְעַ֥ץ | tîr-‘aṣ} ‘shatters’ takes oyev {אוֹיֵֽב | ’ō-yē-ḇ} ‘enemy’ as its object, conveying decisive defeat. The two parallel clauses mirror each other syntactically, emphasizing the overwhelming might of YHWH’s right hand.
Root and etymology
’-y-baleph–yod–bet
“enemy, adversary”
In context — Exodus 15:6
Your right hand, O LORD , is majestic in strength; your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 15:6, so the Hebrew word אוֹיֵֽב׃ (oyev) 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 Exod.15.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.6.W8.S1) and character.