Job 13:3:6Job.13.3.W6TAB
אֶל־אֵ֣ל
elel
“to God”
- Transliteration
- el-EL
- Extended
- ehl-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-EL
- phraseyour reading level
el-EL e-khe-FATS
- clause
ve-ho-KHE-a el-EL e-khe-FATS
- sentence
u-LAM a-NI el-sha-DAI a-da-BER ve-ho-KHE-a el-EL e-khe-FATS
Exegesis
The parallel prepositional phrase el-el {אֶל־אֵל | ʾel-ʾēl} reiterates the legal-disputation setting. The coordinated structure preserves the Hebrew poetic parallelism and emphasizes the progression from speaking to formal reasoning.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–lamed
“mighty one, God”
In context — Job 13:3
Yet I will speak to the Almighty , and I earnestly desire to reason with God .
About this coordinate
Job 13:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 13:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֵ֣ל (elel) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.3.W6.S1) and character.