Job 18:5:2Job.18.5.W2TAB

א֣וֹר

or

light

Transliteration
OR
Extended
OHR
IPA
/ˈʔoːr/

Meaning by language

English
light

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    OR

  2. clause

    GAM OR re-sha-IM yid-AKH

  3. sentence

    GAM OR re-sha-IM yid-AKH ve-LO-yi-GAH she-VIV i-SHO

Exegesis

The phrase or reshaim {א֣וֹר רְשָׁעִ֣ים | ʾôr rəšāʿîm} functions as a construct-style genitive (“the light belonging to the wicked”), using “light” as a metaphor for security, thriving, and continuing life.

Root and etymology

consonantsaleph–vav–resh

light, shine

In contextJob 18:5

Also the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the spark of his fire will not shine.

About this coordinate

Job 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 18:5, so the Hebrew word א֣וֹר (or) 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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.5.W2.S1) and character.