Job 14:19:1Job.14.19.W1TAB
אֲבָנִ֤ים
avanim
“stones”
- Transliteration
- a-va-NIM
- Extended
- ah-vah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔăvaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- stones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-va-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-va-NIM sha-kha-KU MA-yim
- clause
a-va-NIM sha-kha-KU MA-yim tish-TOF-se-fi-KHE-ha a-FAR-a-RETS
- sentence
a-va-NIM sha-kha-KU MA-yim tish-TOF-se-fi-KHE-ha a-FAR-a-RETS ve-tik-VAT e-NOSH he-e-VAD-ta
Exegesis
The noun avanim {אֲבָנִים | ʾă-ḇā-nîm} “stones” leads before the verb shachaku {שָׁחֲקוּ | šā-ḥă-qû} “wear away,” with mayim {מַיִם | mā-yim} implied as agent.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־נ
“stone”
In context — Job 14:19
Waters wear away stones; You wash away its aftergrowth from the dust of the earth, and You destroy the hope of a mortal .
About this coordinate
Job 14:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:19, so the Hebrew word אֲבָנִ֤ים (avanim) 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.14.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.19.W1.S1) and character.