Job 15:3:4Job.15.3.W4TAB
יִסְכּ֑וֹן
yiskon
“he will be of use or he will profit”
- Transliteration
- yis-KON
- Extended
- yihs-KOHN
- IPA
- /jisˈkoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will be of use or he will profit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yis-KON
- clause
ho-KHE-akh be-da-VAR LO yis-KON
- sentence
ho-KHE-akh be-da-VAR LO yis-KON u-mi-LIM lo-yo-IL BAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bedavar {בְּ֭דָבָר | bə-ḏāḇār} marks the instrument or medium (“in/with a matter”), and the first clause is closed by the negated imperfect lo yiskon {לֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹן | lōʾ yiskōn}, presenting the outcome as futility (“it will not profit”).
Root and etymology
consonantssamekh–kaf–nun
“to be of use, be beneficial”
In context — Job 15:3
Should he argue with a matter that is unprofitable, and with words by which he does no good?
About this coordinate
Job 15:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 15:3, so the Hebrew word יִסְכּ֑וֹן (yiskon) 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.15.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.3.W4.S1) and character.