Job 15:19:2Job.15.19.W2TAB
לְ֭בַדָּם
levaddam
“to them alone”
- Transliteration
- le-vad-DAM
- Extended
- leh-vahd-DAAM
- IPA
- /ləvaˈdːaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them alone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vad-DAM
- clause
la-HEM le-vad-DAM nit-te-NA ha-A-rets
- sentence
la-HEM le-vad-DAM nit-te-NA ha-A-rets ve-LO-a-VAR ZAR be-to-KHAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with two fronted prepositional phrases, lahem {לָהֶם | lāhem} “to them” and levadam {לְבַדָּם | ləḇaddām} “by themselves,” creating a strong exclusivity focus before the verbal core.
Root and etymology
l-b-bLamed–Bet–Bet
“inner self”
In context — Job 15:19
The land was given to them alone , and no foreigner passed through among them.
About this coordinate
Job 15:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:19, so the Hebrew word לְ֭בַדָּם (levaddam) 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.15.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.19.W2.S1) and character.