Job 15:21:2Job.15.21.W2TAB
בְּאָזְנָ֑יו
beoznaiv
“in his ears”
- Transliteration
- be-oz-NAIV
- Extended
- beh-ohz-NAAV
- IPA
- /bəʔozˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his ears
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-oz-NAIV
- clause
KOL-pe-kha-DIM be-oz-NAIV
- sentence
KOL-pe-kha-DIM be-oz-NAIV ba-sha-LOM sho-DED ye-VO-e-NU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beoznav {בְּאָזְנָ֑יו | bəʾoznāyw} ‘in his ears’ localizes the dread as personally inescapable.
In context — Job 15:21
A sound of terrors is in his ears; in peace, a destroyer will come upon him.
About this coordinate
Job 15:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:21, so the Hebrew word בְּאָזְנָ֑יו (beoznaiv) 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.15.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.21.W2.S1) and character.