Job 18:16:3Job.18.16.W3TAB
יִבָ֑שׁוּ
yivashu
“they dry up”
- Transliteration
- yi-va-SHU
- Extended
- yih-vaa-SHOO
- IPA
- /ji.vaːˈʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they dry up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-va-SHU
- clause
mi-TA-khat sha-ra-SHAV yi-va-SHU
- sentence
mi-TA-khat sha-ra-SHAV yi-va-SHU u-mim-MA-al yim-MAL ke-TSI-ro
Exegesis
In the first clause, the plural subject sharashav {שָׁרָשָׁיו | šārāšāyw} ‘his roots’ takes the plural imperfect yivāšû {יִבָשׁוּ} ‘dry up,’ emphasizing comprehensive loss of vitality.
Root and etymology
Rooty-b-š
“to be dry”
In context — Job 18:16
From beneath, his roots dry up, and from above, his branch is cut off.
About this coordinate
Job 18:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 18:16, so the Hebrew word יִבָ֑שׁוּ (yivashu) 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.18.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.16.W3.S1) and character.