Job 14:17:5Job.14.17.W5TAB
עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃
alavoni
“over my iniquity”
- Transliteration
- al-a-vo-NI
- Extended
- ahl-ah-voh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʕăwoˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over my iniquity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-a-vo-NI
- clause
va-tit-POl al-a-vo-NI
- sentence
KHA-tum bits-ROR pish-e-I va-tit-POl al-a-vo-NI
Exegesis
The preposition al-avoni {עַל־עֺוֺנִי | ʿal-ʿăwōnî} ‘upon my iniquity’ identifies the target. These tightly coordinated metaphors convey the comprehensive nature of divine handling and removal of sin.
In context — Job 14:17
My transgression is sealed in a bundle , and You cover over my iniquity.
About this coordinate
Job 14:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 14:17, so the Hebrew word עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃ (alavoni) 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.14.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.17.W5.S1) and character.