Job 17:10:1Job.17.10.W1TAB
וְֽאוּלָ֗ם
veulam
“but however”
- Transliteration
- ve-u-LAM
- Extended
- veh-oo-LAAM
- IPA
- /wəʔuːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but however
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-u-LAM
- clause
ve-u-LAM ku-LAM ta-SHU-vu u-VO-u NA
- sentence
ve-u-LAM ku-LAM ta-SHU-vu u-VO-u NA ve-LO-E-me-TSA va-KHEM KHA-kham
Exegesis
The opening veulam {וְאוּלָם | wə-ʾûlām} ‘yet’ sets an adversative turn, signaling Job’s rebuttal to his interlocutors.
In context — Job 17:10
Yet, all of you, return and come, please; and I will not find a wise man among you.
About this coordinate
Job 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 17:10, so the Hebrew word וְֽאוּלָ֗ם (veulam) 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.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.10.W1.S1) and character.