Job 16:15:5Job.16.15.W5TAB
וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי
veolalti
“and I laid”
- Transliteration
- ve-o-LAL-ti
- Extended
- veh-oh-LAHL-tih
- IPA
- /vəʕoˈlal.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I laid
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-o-LAL-ti
- clause
ve-o-LAL-ti ve-a-FAR kar-NI
- sentence
SAK ta-FAR-ti a-LE gil-DI ve-o-LAL-ti ve-a-FAR kar-NI
Exegesis
The verse is arranged as two coordinated clauses joined by vav in veolalti {וְעֹלַלְתִּי | wə·ʿōlal·tî} ‘and I have defiled’, presenting a paired picture of grief and humiliation.
In context — Job 16:15
I have sewn sackcloth upon my skin, and I have laid my horn in the dust.
About this coordinate
Job 16:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 16:15, so the Hebrew word וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי (veolalti) 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.16.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.15.W5.S1) and character.