Job 13:8:4Job.13.8.W4TAB
תְּרִיבֽוּן׃
terivun
“will you contend or will you plead”
- Transliteration
- te-ri-VUN
- Extended
- teh-ree-VOON
- IPA
- /təriˈvuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- will you contend or will you plead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-ri-VUN
- clause
im-la-EL te-ri-VUN
- sentence
ha-fa-NAV tish-sa-UN im-la-EL te-ri-VUN
Exegesis
The verb terivun {תְּרִיבֽוּן | tə-rîḇûn} carries legal overtones of disputing a case, so the parallel questions expose the friends’ posture: they are acting as if they must defend God, while their very method involves partiality. The verse uses tight parallelism (favoritism toward Him // litigation on behalf of God) to indict pious-sounding advocacy that undermines justice.
Root and etymology
consonantsresh–yod–bet
“strive, contend”
In context — Job 13:8
Will you show Him partiality ? Will you contend for God ?
About this coordinate
Job 13:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 13:8, so the Hebrew word תְּרִיבֽוּן׃ (terivun) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.8.W4.S1) and character.