Job 14:6:1Job.14.6.W1TAB
שְׁעֵ֣ה
shee
“look away”
- Transliteration
- she-E
- Extended
- sheh-EEH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈʕeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- look away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-E
- clause
she-E me-a-LAV ve-ye-kh-DAL
- sentence
she-E me-a-LAV ve-ye-kh-DAL ad-yir-TSE ke-sa-KHIR YO-mo
Exegesis
The verse opens with the direct imperative sheh {שְׁעֵה | šəʿēh} ‘look away’, functioning as a plea for the addressee to withdraw active attention.
Root and etymology
consonantsShin–Ayin–Heh
“to look, regard”
In context — Job 14:6
Look away from him, and let him cease, until he is satisfied like a hired worker with his day.
About this coordinate
Job 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:6, so the Hebrew word שְׁעֵ֣ה (shee) 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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.6.W1.S1) and character.