Job 16:19:5Job.16.19.W5TAB
בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃
bameromim
“in the heights”
- Transliteration
- ba-me-ro-MIM
- Extended
- bahm-meh-roh-MEEM
- IPA
- /bam.məroːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heights
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-me-ro-MIM
- clause
ve-sa-ha-DI ba-me-ro-MIM
- sentence
gam-a-TA hin-NE-ba-sha-MA-yim E-DI ve-sa-ha-DI ba-me-ro-MIM
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase bammeromim {בַּמְּרוֹמִים | bam-mərō-mîm} ‘in the heights’ echoes “in the heavens,” creating a climactic elevation; the verse thus moves from attention marker to location to double assertion, culminating in the highest sphere as the setting of Job’s vindicating testimony.
Root and etymology
consonantsresh–vav–mem
“height, exaltation”
In context — Job 16:19
Even now, behold, my witness is in the heavens, and my attester is on high.
About this coordinate
Job 16:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 16:19, so the Hebrew word בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ (bameromim) 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.16.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.19.W5.S1) and character.