Job 18:12:2Job.18.12.W2TAB
אֹנ֑וֹ
ono
“his strength”
- Transliteration
- o-NO
- Extended
- oh-NOH
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his strength
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-NO
- clause
ye-HI-RA-ev o-NO
- sentence
ye-HI-RA-ev o-NO ve-ED na-KHON le-TSAL-e-O
Exegesis
The subject ono {אֹנוֹ | ʾōnô} ‘his strength’ is personified as if it can itself become hungry, a poetic image for the wasting away of vitality.
Root and etymology
ʾ-w-nAleph–Vav–Nun
“strength”
In context — Job 18:12
His strength will be hunger-stricken, and disaster is prepared at his side .
About this coordinate
Job 18:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 18:12, so the Hebrew word אֹנ֑וֹ (ono) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.12.W2.S1) and character.