Job 16:17:1Job.16.17.W1TAB
עַ֭ל
al
“despite or although”
- Transliteration
- AL
- Extended
- AHL
- IPA
- /ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- despite or although
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AL
- clause
AL lo-KHA-MAS be-kha-PAI
- sentence
AL lo-KHA-MAS be-kha-PAI u-te-fi-la-TI zak-KHA
Exegesis
The opening prepositional phrase al {עַ֭ל | ʿal} ‘on account of’ functions as a discourse marker giving grounds for Job’s complaint: despite his suffering, he asserts innocence.
In context — Job 16:17
For there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
About this coordinate
Job 16:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 16:17, so the Hebrew word עַ֭ל (al) 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.16.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.17.W1.S1) and character.