Job 13:19:2Job.13.19.W2TAB
יָרִ֣יב
yariv
“will contend”
- Transliteration
- ya-RIV
- Extended
- yaa-RIHV
- IPA
- /jaːˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- will contend
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-RIV
- clause
mi-HU ya-RIV im-MA-di
- sentence
mi-HU ya-RIV im-MA-di ki-a-TA a-kha-RISH ve-eg-VA
Exegesis
The imperfect yariv {יָרִיב | yārîḇ} ‘will contend’ casts the “contending” as potential and hypothetical, while ʿimmadi {עִמָּדִי | ʿimmādî} ‘with me’ frames the scene as a direct dispute, with courtroom overtones.
Root and etymology
consonantsresh–yod–bet
“to contend”
In context — Job 13:19
Who is he who will contend with me? For now, I will be silent and I will expire.
About this coordinate
Job 13:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 13:19, so the Hebrew word יָרִ֣יב (yariv) 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.13.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.19.W2.S1) and character.