Job 16:20:1Job.16.20.W1TAB
מְלִיצַ֥י
melitsi
“my intercessor or mediator”
- Transliteration
- me-li-TSI
- Extended
- meh-lih-TSEE
- IPA
- /mə.liːˈtsiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my intercessor or mediator
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-li-TSI
- clause
me-li-TSI re-AI
- sentence
me-li-TSI re-AI el-e-lo-AH dal-fe-FA e-NI
Exegesis
The poetic construct begins with two parallel nominative constructs melitsai {מְלִיצַ֥י | məlîṣay} ‘my intercessors’ and reiay {רֵעָ֑י | rēʿay} ‘my friends’, forming an ironic apposition.
Root and etymology
consonantslamed–yod–tsade
“to mediate, interpret”
In context — Job 16:20
My mockers are my friends; to God my eye drips.
About this coordinate
Job 16:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 16:20, so the Hebrew word מְלִיצַ֥י (melitsi) 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.16.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.20.W1.S1) and character.