Job 17:8:3Job.17.8.W3TAB
עַל־זֹ֑את
alzot
“at this”
- Transliteration
- al-ZOT
- Extended
- ahl-ZOHT
- IPA
- /ʕalˈzoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- at this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
al-ZOT
- clause
ya-SHO-mu ye-sha-RIM al-ZOT
- sentence
ya-SHO-mu ye-sha-RIM al-ZOT ve-na-KI al-kha-NEF yit-e-RO-rer
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-zot {עַל־זֹ֑את | ʿal-zōʾṯ} ‘at this’ supplies the trigger of astonishment without restating the scenario, keeping the line terse and forceful.
In context — Job 17:8
The upright will be appalled at this, and the innocent will rouse himself against the godless.
About this coordinate
Job 17:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 17:8, so the Hebrew word עַל־זֹ֑את (alzot) 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.17.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.8.W3.S1) and character.