Job 18:21:5Job.18.21.W5TAB
מְק֣וֹם
mekom
“place of”
- Transliteration
- me-KOM
- Extended
- meh-KOHM
- IPA
- /məˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- place of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
me-KOM lo-YA-da-EL
- clause
ve-ZEH me-KOM lo-YA-da-EL
- sentence
AKH-E-LEH mish-ke-NOT a-VAL ve-ZEH me-KOM lo-YA-da-EL
Root and etymology
Rootqof–vav–mem
“place, standing”
In context — Job 18:21
Surely, these are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of the one who does not know God .
About this coordinate
Job 18:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 18:21, so the Hebrew word מְק֣וֹם (mekom) 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.18.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.21.W5.S1) and character.