Job 15:22:7Job.15.22.W7TAB
אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃
eleikharev
“to a sword”
- Transliteration
- e-LEI-KHA-rev
- Extended
- eh-LEE-KHAA-rehv
- IPA
- /ʔɛleː.ˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
e-LEI-KHA-rev
- phraseyour reading level
HU e-LEI-KHA-rev
- clause
ve-tsa-FO ve-tsa-FU-yi HU e-LEI-KHA-rev
- sentence
LO-ya-a-MIN SHUV mi-NI-KHO-shekh ve-tsa-FO ve-tsa-FU-yi HU e-LEI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The final phrase ʾĕlê-ḥāreḇ {אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב | ʾĕlê-ḥāreḇ} ‘toward the sword’ expresses direction and inevitability, portraying death as the endpoint to which he is being drawn.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–resh–bet
“to be dry, devastate”
In context — Job 15:22
He does not believe he will return from darkness, and he is awaited for the sword.
About this coordinate
Job 15:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 15:22, so the Hebrew word אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ (eleikharev) 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.15.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.22.W7.S1) and character.