Job 14:8:3Job.14.8.W3TAB
שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ
sharshevo
“his root”
- Transliteration
- SHAR-she-vo
- Extended
- SHAAR-sheh-VOH
- IPA
- /ʃaːrˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his root
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHAR-she-vo
- 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 possessive suffixes in shorsho {שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ | šā-rə-šô} ‘its root’ and gizo {גִּזְעֽוֹ | giz-ʿô} ‘its stump’ tightly bind the parts to a single implied subject (the tree), preparing for the contrast that follows in the next verse. English renders the Hebrew sequence with “Even if/Even when” and trailing punctuation to reflect that this line is intentionally incomplete on its own, functioning as the setup for the ensuing outcome.
Root and etymology
consonantsShin–Resh–Shin
“root, source”
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 14:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 14:8, so the Hebrew word שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ (sharshevo) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.8.W3.S1) and character.