Job 15:3:5Job.15.3.W5TAB
וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים
umilim
“and words”
- Transliteration
- u-mi-LIM
- Extended
- oo-mih-LEEM
- IPA
- /umiˈlːiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and words
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-mi-LIM
- clause
u-mi-LIM lo-yo-IL BAM
- sentence
ho-KHE-akh be-da-VAR LO yis-KON u-mi-LIM lo-yo-IL BAM
Exegesis
The second clause is a parallel reinforcement: umilim {וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים | û-millîm} echoes the communication theme, while lo-yoil {לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל | lōʾ-yōʿîl} intensifies the verdict with a second negated verb of advantage.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–lamed
“to speak, utter”
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 15:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:3, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים (umilim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.3.W5.S1) and character.