Job 15:11:4Job.15.11.W4TAB

אֵ֑ל

el

of God

Transliteration
EL
Extended
EEL
IPA
/ˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
of God

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    EL

  2. clause

    ham-ME-at mim-me-KHA tan-khu-MOT EL

  3. sentence

    ham-ME-at mim-me-KHA tan-khu-MOT EL ve-da-VAR la-AT im-MAKH

Exegesis

The construct chain tanchumot el {תַּנְחֻמוֹת אֵל | tanḥumôṯ ʾēl} ‘consolations of God’ presents the comforts as belonging to God, heightening the seriousness of treating them as insignificant.

Root and etymology

consonantsAleph–Lamed

mighty one

In contextJob 15:11

Is it too little from you, the consolations of God , and a word spoken softly with you?

About this coordinate

Job 15:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 15:11, so the Hebrew word אֵ֑ל (el) 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.15.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.11.W4.S1) and character.