Job 17:3:1Job.17.3.W1TAB
שִֽׂימָה־נָּ֭א
simana
“place, please”
- Transliteration
- si-MA-na
- Extended
- see-MAA-neh
- IPA
- /siːˈmaː.nːɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- place, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-MA-na
- clause
si-MA-na ar-VE-ni i-MAKH
- sentence
si-MA-na ar-VE-ni i-MAKH MI HU le-ya-DI yit-ta-KE-a
Exegesis
The verse opens with a forceful petition: simah-na {שִֽׂימָה־נָּ֭א | śî-māh-nāʾ} combines an imperative with an entreaty particle, signaling urgent appeal rather than command.
Root and etymology
consonantssin–yod–mem
“to put, set, place”
In context — Job 17:3
Set it down, please; be surety for me with you; who is he that will strike hands with me?
About this coordinate
Job 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 17:3, so the Hebrew word שִֽׂימָה־נָּ֭א (simana) 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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.3.W1.S1) and character.