Job 16:9:10Job.16.9.W10TAB
לִֽי׃
li
“at me or against me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at me or against me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LI
- phraseyour reading level
e-NAIV LI
- clause
tsa-RI yil-TOSH e-NAIV LI
- sentence
a-PO ta-RAF va-yis-te-ME-ni kha-RAK a-LAI be-shi-NAIV tsa-RI yil-TOSH e-NAIV LI
Exegesis
The final li {לִֽי | lî} ‘to me’ keeps the focus personal and direct, making the verse a compact escalation from wrath, to violence, to fixation.
Root and etymology
consonantslamed–yod–tsade
“to mediate, interpret”
In context — Job 16:9
In his anger he tore me, and he hated me; he gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary sharpens his eyes at me.
About this coordinate
Job 16:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Job 16:9, so the Hebrew word לִֽי׃ (li) 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.16.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.9.W10.S1) and character.