Job 15:1:2Job.15.1.W2TAB
אֱלִיפַ֥ז
elifaz
“Eliphaz”
- Transliteration
- e-li-FAZ
- Extended
- eh-li-FAZ
- IPA
- /ʔɛliˈfaz/
Meaning by language
- English
- Eliphaz
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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Word in context
- word
e-li-FAZ
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-an e-li-FAZ ha-te-ma-NI
- sentence
va-YA-an e-li-FAZ ha-te-ma-NI va-YO-mar
Exegesis
The subject is identified in apposition as Eliphaz hatemani {אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י | ʾĕlîpaz hat-têmānî}, where the gentilic “the Temanite” functions as a social-geographic tag, highlighting his origin/association as part of the speaker’s characterization. English can represent the Hebrew cadence by retaining both verbs (“answered … and said”), while still conveying a single speech-introduction unit.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Job 15:1
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
About this coordinate
Job 15:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:1, so the Hebrew word אֱלִיפַ֥ז (elifaz) 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.15.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.1.W2.S1) and character.