Job 15:30:5Job.15.30.W5TAB
שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת
shalhavet
“a flame”
- Transliteration
- shal-ha-VET
- Extended
- shahl-haa-VEHT
- IPA
- /ʃal.haːˈvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a flame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shal-ha-VET
- phraseyour reading level
YO-nak-TO te-yab-BESH shal-ha-VET
- clause
LO-ya-SUR MIN-ni-KHO-shekh YO-nak-TO te-yab-BESH shal-ha-VET
- sentence
LO-ya-SUR MIN-ni-KHO-shekh YO-nak-TO te-yab-BESH shal-ha-VET ve-ya-SUR be-RU-akh PI-v
Exegesis
The object-first placement of yonakto {יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ | yōnaq-tô} spotlights vitality before the verb teyabesh {תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ | təyabbēš} and its agent shalhevet {שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת | šalhāḇeṯ} ‘flame’ destructively dries it up.
Root and etymology
RootLamed Heh Bet
“flame”
In context — Job 15:30
He will not turn aside from darkness; his shoot will dry up by a flame, and he will depart by the breath of His mouth.
About this coordinate
Job 15:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:30, so the Hebrew word שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת (shalhavet) 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.15.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.30.W5.S1) and character.