Job 14:8:1Job.14.8.W1TAB
אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין
imyazkin
“if he grows old”
- Transliteration
- im-yaz-KIN
- Extended
- ihm-yahz-KEEN
- IPA
- /ʔim.jazˈqiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- if he grows old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
im-yaz-KIN
- clause
im-yaz-KIN ba-A-rets SHAR-she-vo
- sentence
im-yaz-KIN ba-A-rets SHAR-she-vo u-ve-a-FAR ya-MUT giz-E-vo
Exegesis
The verse is a conditional protasis introduced by im-yazqin {אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין | ʾim-yazqîn} ‘if it grows old’, presenting a hypothetical extreme of decline.
In context — Job 14:8
Even if its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the dust ,
About this coordinate
Job 14:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:8, so the Hebrew word אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין (imyazkin) 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.14.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.8.W1.S1) and character.