Job 13:7:1Job.13.7.W1TAB
הַ֭לְאֵל
halel
“for God”
- Transliteration
- hal-EL
- Extended
- hahl-EEL
- IPA
- /halˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- for God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
hal-EL
- clause
hal-EL te-dab-RU a-vel-LA
- sentence
hal-EL te-dab-RU a-vel-LA ve-LO te-dab-RU re-mi-YA
Exegesis
The opening halel {הַ֭לְאֵל | hălʾēl} places the lamed-preposition before the divine title, and the attached interrogative particle turns it into a pointed challenge: “Is it for God…?”
The shift from halel {הַ֭לְאֵל | hălʾēl} to velo {וְ֝ל֗וֹ | wəlô} keeps the same “for/on behalf of” relationship while replacing the divine title with a pronominal reference, sustaining the charge that their advocacy is fundamentally misdirected: they attempt to justify God with morally corrupt speech. English preserves the double-question structure to retain the accusatory cadence and the parallel force.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–lamed
“mighty one, God”
In context — Job 13:7
Will you speak injustice for God ? And will you speak deceit for Him?
About this coordinate
Job 13:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:7, so the Hebrew word הַ֭לְאֵל (halel) 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.13.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.7.W1.S1) and character.