Job 16:2:2Job.16.2.W2TAB
כְאֵ֣לֶּה
keelle
“like these”
- Transliteration
- ke-EL-le
- Extended
- keh-EEL-leh
- IPA
- /kəˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like these
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-EL-le
- clause
sha-MA-e-ti ke-EL-le ra-BOT
- sentence
sha-MA-e-ti ke-EL-le ra-BOT me-na-kha-ME a-MAL kul-le-KHEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ke'eleh {כְאֵ֣לֶּה | kəʾēlleh} ‘like these’ points anaphorically to the friends’ repeated speeches, and rabot {רַבּוֹת | rabbôt} ‘many’ intensifies the complaint by stressing frequency.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–yod–lamed
“mighty, strong”
In context — Job 16:2
I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are all of you.
About this coordinate
Job 16:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 16:2, so the Hebrew word כְאֵ֣לֶּה (keelle) 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.16.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.2.W2.S1) and character.