Job 17:10:6Job.17.10.W6TAB
וְלֹֽא־אֶמְצָ֖א
veloemetsa
“and I will not find”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-E-me-TSA
- Extended
- veh-LOH-eh-meh-TSAA
- IPA
- /wəloː.ʔɛmˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will not find
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-E-me-TSA
- clause
ve-LO-E-me-TSA va-KHEM KHA-kham
- sentence
ve-u-LAM ku-LAM ta-SHU-vu u-VO-u NA ve-LO-E-me-TSA va-KHEM KHA-kham
Exegesis
The clause pivots with velo-emtsa {וְלֹא־אֶמְצָא | wə-lōʾ-ʾemṣāʾ} ‘and I will not find’, shifting to first-person resolve and presenting Job’s anticipated outcome.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–tsade–aleph
“to find”
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 17:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 17:10, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־אֶמְצָ֖א (veloemetsa) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.10.W6.S1) and character.