Job 18:15:5Job.18.15.W5TAB
עַל־נָוֵ֣הוּ
alnavehu
“upon his habitation”
- Transliteration
- al-NA-ve-hu
- Extended
- ahl-NAA-veh-hoo
- IPA
- /ʕal.naːˈveː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon his habitation
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
al-NA-ve-hu
- phraseyour reading level
al-NA-ve-hu gaf-RIT
- clause
ye-zo-RE al-NA-ve-hu gaf-RIT
- sentence
tish-KON be-a-ho-LO mib-be-LI-LO ye-zo-RE al-NA-ve-hu gaf-RIT
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase al-navehu {עַל־נָוֵהוּ | ʿal-nāwēhû} ‘upon his dwelling place’ intensifies the image by moving from the tent interior to the broader habitation, portraying comprehensive ruin through parallel spatial escalation.
Root and etymology
consonantsNun–Vav–Heh
“abode, habitation”
In context — Job 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 18:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 18:15, so the Hebrew word עַל־נָוֵ֣הוּ (alnavehu) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.15.W5.S1) and character.