Job 18:15:2Job.18.15.W2TAB

בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹ

beaholo

in his tent

Transliteration
be-a-ho-LO
Extended
beh-ah-hoh-LOH
IPA
/bəʔɔ̆.hoˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
in his tent

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ֭ + אָ + הֳ + לוֹ
be + a + ho + lo
beaholo

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hateph Qametsreduced 'oh'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-a-ho-LO

  2. clause

    tish-KON be-a-ho-LO mib-be-LI-LO

  3. sentence

    tish-KON be-a-ho-LO mib-be-LI-LO ye-zo-RE al-NA-ve-hu gaf-RIT

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase b’ahalo {בְּאָהֳלוֹ | bəʾāhŏlô} ‘in his tent’ locates the threat within the vulnerable space of the household.

In contextJob 18:15

It will dwell in his tent, because it is not his; brimstone will be scattered upon his dwelling place.

About this coordinate

Job 18:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 18:15, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹ (beaholo) 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.18.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.15.W2.S1) and character.