Job 16:13:1Job.16.13.W1TAB
יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ
yasobu
“they surround”
- Transliteration
- ya-SO-bu
- Extended
- yah-SOH-boo
- IPA
- /jaːˈsob.buː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they surround
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SO-bu
- clause
ya-SO-bu a-LAI ra-BAV ye-fal-LAKH kil-yo-TAI ve-LO yakh-MOL
- sentence
ya-SO-bu a-LAI ra-BAV ye-fal-LAKH kil-yo-TAI ve-LO yakh-MOL yish-POKH la-A-rets me-re-ra-TI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the plural imperfect yasobbu {יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ | yā-sōb-bû} ‘they surround/encircle,’ placing Job under immediate siege.
In context — Job 16:13
They encircle me—His archers ; He cleaves my kidneys open and shows no pity; He pours out my gall onto the earth.
About this coordinate
Job 16:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 16:13, so the Hebrew word יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ (yasobu) 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.16.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.13.W1.S1) and character.