Job 13:16:2Job.13.16.W2TAB

לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה

lishua

for salvation

Transliteration
li-shu-a
Extended
lee-shoo-AH
IPA
/liːʃuːˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
for salvation

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִֽי + שׁוּ + עָ֑ה
li + shu + a
lishua

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    li-shu-a

  2. clause

    gam-HU-li li-shu-a

  3. sentence

    gam-HU-li li-shu-a ki-LO le-fa-NAV kha-NEF ya-VO

Exegesis

The following nominal li-yeshuah {לִישׁוּעָה | liyešûʿāh} ‘for salvation’ functions as a predicate complement, expressing what God will be to Job (deliverance/vindication).

Root and etymology

consonantsYod–Shin–Ayin

save, deliver

In contextJob 13:16

Also, He will be for me salvation , for a godless person will not come before Him.

About this coordinate

Job 13:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 13:16, so the Hebrew word לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה (lishua) 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 Job.13.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.16.W2.S1) and character.