Job 16:21:2Job.16.21.W2TAB
לְגֶ֣בֶר
legever
“for a man”
- Transliteration
- le-GE-ver
- Extended
- leh-GEH-vehr
- IPA
- /ləˈɣɛvɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-GE-ver
- clause
ve-yo-KHAKH le-GE-ver IM-e-lo-AH
- sentence
ve-yo-KHAKH le-GE-ver IM-e-lo-AH u-VEN-a-DAM le-re-HU
Exegesis
The first colon sets the vertical forum: legever {לְגֶ֣בֶר | lə-ḡeḇer} ‘for a man’ defines the beneficiary, while im-eloah {עִם־אֱל֑וֹהַּ | ʿim-ʾĕlôah} ‘with God’ places the dispute before the divine court.
Root and etymology
consonantsGimel–Bet–Resh
“to be strong”
In context — Job 16:21
And may he plead for a man with God , and a son of man for his friend.
About this coordinate
Job 16:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 16:21, so the Hebrew word לְגֶ֣בֶר (legever) 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.16.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.21.W2.S1) and character.