Job 15:3:6Job.15.3.W6TAB
לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל
loyoil
“not helping or not doing good”
- Transliteration
- lo-yo-IL
- Extended
- loh-yoh-EEL
- IPA
- /loː-joːˈʕiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- not helping or not doing good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-yo-IL
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yo-IL BAM
- 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
consonantsyod–ayin–lamed
“to benefit, avail”
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 15:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 15:3, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל (loyoil) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.3.W6.S1) and character.