Job 16:22:3Job.16.22.W3TAB
יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ
yeetayu
“they will come”
- Transliteration
- ye-e-TA-yu
- Extended
- yeh-eh-TAA-yoo
- IPA
- /jɛ.ʔɛˈtɔː.juː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-e-TA-yu
- clause
ki-she-NOT mis-PAR ye-e-TA-yu
- sentence
ki-she-NOT mis-PAR ye-e-TA-yu ve-O-rakh lo-a-SHUV e-he-LOKH
Exegesis
The imperfect yeetayu {יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ | yeʾĕṯāyû} (“they will come”) presents the remaining time as rapidly approaching rather than merely existing.
In context — Job 16:22
For only a numbered span of years will come, and I will go on the path from which I will not return.
About this coordinate
Job 16:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 16:22, so the Hebrew word יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ (yeetayu) 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.16.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.22.W3.S1) and character.