Job 16:1:2Job.16.1.W2TAB
אִיּ֗וֹב
iyov
“Job”
- Transliteration
- i-YOV
- Extended
- ih-YOHV
- IPA
- /ʔijˈjoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Job
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
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i-YOV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AN i-YOV
- sentence
va-ya-AN i-YOV va-yo-MAR
Exegesis
The clause uses a classic Hebrew speech-introduction formula: wayyaʿan {וַיַּ֥עַן | wayyaʿan} ‘and he answered’ + subject ʾiyyôḇ {אִיּ֗וֹב | ʾiyyôḇ} ‘Job’ + wayyomer {וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | wayyomer} ‘and he said.’ The vav-consecutive imperfects advance the dialogue in narrative sequence, while the verb–subject–verb order foregrounds the action of responding before naming the speaker. English typically moves the subject earlier for clarity, but retaining both verbs reflects the Hebrew emphasis on response followed by the beginning of a formal speech.
In context — Job 16:1
Then Job answered and said,
About this coordinate
Job 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 16:1, so the Hebrew word אִיּ֗וֹב (iyov) 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.1.W2.S1) and character.