Job 13:25:1Job.13.25.W1TAB
הֶעָלֶ֣ה
heale
“the leaf”
- Transliteration
- he-a-LE
- Extended
- heh-ah-LEE
- IPA
- /hɛ.ʕaːˈlɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the leaf
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-a-LE
- clause
he-a-LE nid-DAF ta-a-ROTS
- sentence
he-a-LE nid-DAF ta-a-ROTS ve-ET-kash ya-VESH tir-DOF
Exegesis
In the first clause, the interrogative-prefix fronted noun heʿā-leh {הֶעָלֶ֣ה | heʿā-leh} ‘leaf’ together with the Niphal participle niddāf {נִדָּ֣ף | niddāf} ‘driven’ receives emphasis prior to the verb taʿă-rōṣ {תַּעֲר֑וֹץ | taʿă-rōṣ} ‘terrify’.
Root and etymology
ע־ל־ה
“to ascend, to float”
In context — Job 13:25
Will You terrify a driven leaf? And will You pursue dry chaff ?
About this coordinate
Job 13:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:25, so the Hebrew word הֶעָלֶ֣ה (heale) 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.13.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.25.W1.S1) and character.