Job 14:6:3Job.14.6.W3TAB
וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל
veyekhdal
“and let him cease”
- Transliteration
- ve-ye-kh-DAL
- Extended
- veh-yeh-kheh-DDAAL
- IPA
- /vəjɛħˈdːaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let him cease
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ye-kh-DAL
- 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 following verb veyekhdal {וְיֶחְדָּל | wə-yeḥ-dāl} ‘and let him cease’ continues the request; the imperfect form carries a jussive sense, expressing desired outcome rather than mere future description.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Dalet–Lamed
“to stop, cease”
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 14:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 14:6, so the Hebrew word וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל (veyekhdal) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.6.W3.S1) and character.