Job 15:25:4Job.15.25.W4TAB
וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י
veelshadai
“and against the Almighty”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-sha-DAI
- Extended
- veh-ehl-shah-DAI
- IPA
- /wəʔɛl.ʃadˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and against the Almighty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-sha-DAI
- clause
ve-el-sha-DAI yit-ga-BAR
- sentence
ki-NA-ta el-EL YA-do ve-el-sha-DAI yit-ga-BAR
Exegesis
The second colon, linked by ve’el-Shaddai {וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י | wə-ʾel-šad-day} ‘and toward the Almighty’, parallels the first prepositional phrase, intensifying the charge by naming a second divine title and presenting the offense as direct opposition to God’s power.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–lamed
“mighty, strong”
In context — Job 15:25
Because he has stretched out his hand against God , and he strengthens himself against the Almighty .
About this coordinate
Job 15:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 15:25, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י (veelshadai) 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.15.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.25.W4.S1) and character.