בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו

   be-al-me-no-TAV

   in his widowhoods or in his deserted places
2. clause🔊 וְעָנָ֤ה אִיִּים֙ בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו וְתַנִּ֖ים בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי עֹ֑נֶג

   ve-a-NA i-YIM be-al-me-no-TAV ve-ta-NIM be-HEI-khe-LE O-neg

   and she will answer or cry out hyenas in his widowhoods or in his deserted places and jackals or sea monsters in palaces of delight or pleasure
3. sentence🔊 וְעָנָ֤ה אִיִּים֙ בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו וְתַנִּ֖ים בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי עֹ֑נֶג וְקָר֤וֹב לָבוֹא֙ עִתָּ֔הּ וְיָמֶ֖יהָ לֹ֥א יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃

   ve-a-NA i-YIM be-al-me-no-TAV ve-ta-NIM be-HEI-khe-LE O-neg ve-ka-ROV la-VO i-TA ve-ya-ME-ha LO yim-ma-SHE-khu

   and she will answer or cry out hyenas in his widowhoods or in his deserted places and jackals or sea monsters in palaces of delight or pleasure and near to come her time and her days not they will be prolonged or drawn out

Exegesis

The construct bealmenotav {בְּאַלְמְנוֹתָיו | bə-ʾal-men-ō-ṯāw} uses a plural construct with a suffix to portray “deserted towers,” echoed by beheikhlei oneg {בְּהֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג | bə-hēy-khə-lê ʿō-neg} ‘palaces of delight’, contrasting ruin and past luxury.