Job 19:1:2Job.19.1.W2TAB
אִיּ֗וֹב
iyov
“Job”
- Transliteration
- i-YOV
- Extended
- ih-YOHV
- IPA
- /ʔijˈjoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Job
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
i-YOV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AN i-YOV
- sentence
va-ya-AN i-YOV va-yo-MAR
Exegesis
The intervening subject iyov {אִיּוֹב | ʾiyyôḇ} produces a verb–subject–verb sequence that highlights immediate response and then the onset of direct speech. In Hebrew narrative, pairing ‘answer’ with ‘say’ functions as a discourse boundary marker, signaling that what follows is a considered reply within a dialogue setting. The formal rendering keeps both verbs to mirror the Hebrew layering (response + speech), while the dynamic rendering compresses the formula into a single idiomatic English introduction while still preserving the sense that Job is responding to prior words.
Root and etymology
consonantsuncertain
“personal name”
In context — Job 19:1
Then Job answered and said :
About this coordinate
Job 19:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 19:1, so the Hebrew word אִיּ֗וֹב (iyov) 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.19.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.1.W2.S1) and character.