Job 18:12:1Job.18.12.W1TAB
יְהִי־רָעֵ֥ב
yehiraev
“let be famished”
- Transliteration
- ye-HI-RA-ev
- Extended
- yeh-HEE-RAA-ehv
- IPA
- /jəˈhiː.raːˈʕeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- let be famished
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-HI-RA-ev
- clause
ye-HI-RA-ev o-NO
- sentence
ye-HI-RA-ev o-NO ve-ED na-KHON le-TSAL-e-O
Exegesis
The line opens with yehi {יְהִי | yĕhî} ‘let it be’ governing the predicate raev {רָעֵב | rāʿēḇ} ‘hungry’, forming a jussive-style declaration that portrays an inevitable condition rather than a mere wish.
Root and etymology
consonantsResh–Ayin–Bet
“hunger”
In context — Job 18:12
His strength will be hunger-stricken, and disaster is prepared at his side .
About this coordinate
Job 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:12, so the Hebrew word יְהִי־רָעֵ֥ב (yehiraev) 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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.12.W1.S1) and character.