Job 15:23:4Job.15.23.W4TAB
אַיֵּ֑ה
aye
“where”
- Transliteration
- a-YE
- Extended
- ah-YEE
- IPA
- /ʔajˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-YE
- phraseyour reading level
HU lal-LE-khem a-YE
- clause
no-DED HU lal-LE-khem a-YE
- sentence
no-DED HU lal-LE-khem a-YE ya-DA ki-na-KHON be-ya-DO YOM-kho-SHE-akh
Exegesis
The abrupt, elliptical question lalekhem ayyeh {לַלֶּחֶם אַיֵּה | la-le-ḥem ’ay-yeh} ‘for bread—where?’ conveys desperation through compressed syntax.
In context — Job 15:23
He wanders for bread , saying, “Where is it?” He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand .
About this coordinate
Job 15:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 15:23, so the Hebrew word אַיֵּ֑ה (aye) 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.15.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.23.W4.S1) and character.