Job 13:3:1Job.13.3.W1TAB
אוּלָ֗ם
ulam
“but however”
- Transliteration
- u-LAM
- Extended
- oo-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʔuːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but however
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-LAM
- clause
u-LAM a-NI el-sha-DAI a-da-BER
- sentence
u-LAM a-NI el-sha-DAI a-da-BER ve-ho-KHE-a el-EL e-khe-FATS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adversative ulam {אוּלָם | ʾûlām} ‘but/however’, marking Job’s shift from human interlocutors to divine address.
In context — Job 13:3
Yet I will speak to the Almighty , and I earnestly desire to reason with God .
About this coordinate
Job 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:3, so the Hebrew word אוּלָ֗ם (ulam) 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.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.3.W1.S1) and character.