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

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Result
הֶ + עָ + לֶ֣ה
he + a + le
heale

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    he-a-LE

  2. clause

    he-a-LE nid-DAF ta-a-ROTS

  3. 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 contextJob 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.