Job 17:11:1Job.17.11.W1TAB
יָמַ֣י
yamai
“my days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MAI
- Extended
- yah-MAI
- IPA
- /jaˈmaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-MAI
- clause
ya-MAI a-ve-RU zim-mo-TAI nit-te-KU
- sentence
ya-MAI a-ve-RU zim-mo-TAI nit-te-KU mo-ra-SHEI le-va-VI
Exegesis
The verse unfolds as a three-part lament: it opens with the perfect verb avru {עָבְרוּ | ʿāḇərû} ‘have passed’ governing yamay {יָמַי | yāmay} ‘my days’.
Root and etymology
י־ו־ם
“day, time”
In context — Job 17:11
My days have passed; my plans have been cut off, the treasured portion of my heart.
About this coordinate
Job 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 17:11, so the Hebrew word יָמַ֣י (yamai) 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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.11.W1.S1) and character.