Job 15:20:8Job.15.20.W8TAB
לֶעָרִֽיץ׃
learits
“for the ruthless”
- Transliteration
- le-a-RITS
- Extended
- leh-ah-REETs
- IPA
- /lɛʕɔːˈriːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the ruthless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-RITS
- phraseyour reading level
nits-pe-NU le-a-RITS
- clause
u-mis-PAR sha-NIM nits-pe-NU le-a-RITS
- sentence
kol-ye-ME ra-SHA HU mit-kho-LEL u-mis-PAR sha-NIM nits-pe-NU le-a-RITS
Exegesis
The lamed phrase le-arits {לֶעָרִיץ | leʿārîṣ} marks the beneficiary or destined recipient of those concealed years, reinforcing an ominous, appointed outcome for the ruthless person.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-tsAyin–Resh–Tsade
“to be violent, terrorize”
In context — Job 15:20
All the days of a wicked man, he writhes , and the number of years is hidden for the oppressor .
About this coordinate
Job 15:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Job 15:20, so the Hebrew word לֶעָרִֽיץ׃ (learits) 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.15.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.20.W8.S1) and character.