Job 15:3:7Job.15.3.W7TAB
בָּֽם׃
bam
“in them”
- Transliteration
- BAM
- Extended
- BAAM
- IPA
- /bɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in them
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BAM
- 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 final prepositional pronoun bam {בָּֽם | bām} functions adverbially (“by them/with them”), emphasizing that no benefit is produced through such speech. The English renderings preserve the Hebrew synonymous parallelism (profit // benefit; matter // words) to keep the focus on the emptiness of argumentative rhetoric.
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 15:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 15:3, so the Hebrew word בָּֽם׃ (bam) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.3.W7.S1) and character.