Job 16:20:3Job.16.20.W3TAB
אֶל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ
eleloah
“to God”
- Transliteration
- el-e-lo-AH
- Extended
- ehl-eh-loh-AAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔɛloːˈaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-e-lo-AH
- clause
el-e-lo-AH dal-fe-FA e-NI
- sentence
me-li-TSI re-AI el-e-lo-AH dal-fe-FA e-NI
Exegesis
The fronted prepositional phrase el-eloah {אֶל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ | ʾel-ʾĕlôah} ‘to God’ emphasizes the destination of Job’s tears.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–lamed–heh
“deity, God”
In context — Job 16:20
My mockers are my friends; to God my eye drips.
About this coordinate
Job 16:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 16:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ (eleloah) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.20.W3.S1) and character.