Job 18:7:1Job.18.7.W1TAB
יֵֽ֭צְרוּ
yetsru
“they constrain or they narrow”
- Transliteration
- ye-TSRU
- Extended
- yeh-TSROO
- IPA
- /jɛt͡sˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they constrain or they narrow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-TSRU
- clause
ye-TSRU tsa-a-DE O-no
- sentence
ye-TSRU tsa-a-DE O-no ve-tash-li-KHE-hu a-TSA-to
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted verb yetzru {יֵֽ֭צְרוּ | yēṣərû} ‘they will be straitened,’ creating immediate emphasis on sudden limitation.
In context — Job 18:7
The steps of his strength will be straitened, and his own counsel will cast him down.
About this coordinate
Job 18:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:7, so the Hebrew word יֵֽ֭צְרוּ (yetsru) 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.18.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.7.W1.S1) and character.