Job 18:2:4Job.18.2.W4TAB
לְמִלִּ֑ין
lemillin
“to words”
- Transliteration
- le-mil-LIN
- Extended
- leh-mil-LEEN
- IPA
- /ləmilˈliːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to words
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mil-LIN
- clause
ad-A-na te-si-MUN kin-TSE le-mil-LIN
- sentence
ad-A-na te-si-MUN kin-TSE le-mil-LIN ta-vi-NU ve-a-KHAR ne-dab-BER
Exegesis
The main clause uses tesimun {תְּשִׂימ֣וּן | tə-śi-mūn} with the object kintsei le-milin {קִנְצֵ֣י לְמִלִּ֑ין | qin-ṣê lə-mil-lîn}, an idiomatic expression meaning to set “end-points” for speech, that is, to stop talking and conclude.
Root and etymology
mem–lamed–lamedmem–lamed–lamed
“to speak, utter”
In context — Job 18:2
How long will you make an end of words? Mark, and afterward we will speak.
About this coordinate
Job 18:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 18:2, so the Hebrew word לְמִלִּ֑ין (lemillin) 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.18.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.2.W4.S1) and character.