Job 18:11:5Job.18.11.W5TAB
לְרַגְלָֽיו׃
leraglav
“to his feet”
- Transliteration
- le-rag-LAV
- Extended
- leh-rahg-LAAV
- IPA
- /ləraɣˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his feet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-rag-LAV
- clause
ve-he-fi-TSU-hu le-rag-LAV
- sentence
sa-VIV bi-a-TU-hu bal-la-HOT ve-he-fi-TSU-hu le-rag-LAV
Exegesis
The phrase leraglaw {לְרַגְלָיו | ləraglâw} ‘to his feet’ conveys both literal displacement and an idiom of pursuit; the dynamic rendering uses “hound his steps” to capture the relentlessness of the harassment while preserving the physical imagery.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–gimel–lamed
“foot, step”
In context — Job 18:11
All around, terrors terrify him, and they drive him on at his heels.
About this coordinate
Job 18:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 18:11, so the Hebrew word לְרַגְלָֽיו׃ (leraglav) 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.18.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.11.W5.S1) and character.