Job 13:8:3Job.13.8.W3TAB
אִם־לָאֵ֥ל
imlael
“if for God”
- Transliteration
- im-la-EL
- Extended
- ihm-laa-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔim.laːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- if for God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
im-la-EL
- clause
im-la-EL te-ri-VUN
- sentence
ha-fa-NAV tish-sa-UN im-la-EL te-ri-VUN
Exegesis
The second clause begins with im-lael {אִם־לָאֵ֥ל | ʾim-lāʾēl}, where ʾim can function within questioning to press the issue (“whether/if indeed”) rather than merely setting a neutral condition.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–lamed
“mighty one, God”
In context — Job 13:8
Will you show Him partiality ? Will you contend for God ?
About this coordinate
Job 13:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 13:8, so the Hebrew word אִם־לָאֵ֥ל (imlael) 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.13.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.8.W3.S1) and character.