Job 15:2:5Job.15.2.W5TAB
קָדִ֣ים
kadim
“east wind”
- Transliteration
- ka-DIM
- Extended
- kaa-DIHM
- IPA
- /qaːˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- east wind
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
ka-DIM bit-NO
- clause
vi-ya-mal-LE ka-DIM bit-NO
- sentence
he-kha-KHAM ya-a-NE DA-at-RU-akh vi-ya-mal-LE ka-DIM bit-NO
Exegesis
The second colon intensifies the critique: kadim {קָדִ֣ים | qādim} ‘east wind’ evokes a harsh, desiccating wind, so “filling” with it is self-defeating rather than nourishing.
In context — Job 15:2
Should a wise man answer with knowledge of wind, and fill his belly with the east wind?
About this coordinate
Job 15:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:2, so the Hebrew word קָדִ֣ים (kadim) 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.15.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.2.W5.S1) and character.