Job 17:11:2Job.17.11.W2TAB
עָ֭בְרוּ
averu
“have passed”
- Transliteration
- a-ve-RU
- Extended
- aah-veh-ROO
- IPA
- /ʕaːvˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have passed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-ve-RU
- 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’.
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 17:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 17:11, so the Hebrew word עָ֭בְרוּ (averu) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.11.W2.S1) and character.