Job 15:25:5Job.15.25.W5TAB
יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃
yitgabar
“he shows himself strong or acts arrogantly”
- Transliteration
- yit-ga-BAR
- Extended
- yiht-gah-BAAR
- IPA
- /jit.ɡabˈbaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shows himself strong or acts arrogantly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-ga-BAR
- 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 Hitpael yitgabar {יִתְגַּבָּֽר | yiṯ-gab-bār} ‘he strengthens himself’ carries a reflexive, self-asserting sense (“make oneself strong”), which in this context conveys arrogant resistance; the English renderings “strengthens himself” (formal) and “sets himself” (dynamic) both preserve the idea of self-empowered defiance while keeping the parallel structure of two actions aimed “against” the Divine.
Root and etymology
consonantsgimel–bet–resh
“to be strong, prevail”
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 15:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:25, so the Hebrew word יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ (yitgabar) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.25.W5.S1) and character.