Job 18:20:1Job.18.20.W1TAB
עַל־י֭וֹמוֹ
alyomo
“at his day”
- Transliteration
- al-YO-mo
- Extended
- ahl-YOH-moh
- IPA
- /ʕalˈjoː.moː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at his day
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
al-YO-mo
- clause
al-YO-mo na-SHAM-mu a-kha-ro-NIM
- sentence
al-YO-mo na-SHAM-mu a-kha-ro-NIM ve-kad-mo-NIM a-kha-ZU SA-ar
Exegesis
The verse opens with a fronted prepositional phrase, al-yomo {עַל־י֭וֹמוֹ | ʿal-yômô} ‘at his day,’ which sets the temporal frame and highlights the occasion for communal reaction.
In context — Job 18:20
At his day , the later ones are appalled, and the former ones are seized with horror .
About this coordinate
Job 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:20, so the Hebrew word עַל־י֭וֹמוֹ (alyomo) 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.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.20.W1.S1) and character.