Job 19:16:1Job.19.16.W1TAB
לְעַבְדִּ֣י
leavdi
“to my servant”
- Transliteration
- le-av-DI
- Extended
- leh-ahv-DEE
- IPA
- /ləʕavˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-DI
- clause
le-av-DI ka-RA-ti ve-LO ya-a-NE
- sentence
le-av-DI ka-RA-ti ve-LO ya-a-NE be-MO-PI et-kha-NEN-LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase leavdi {לְעַבְדִּי | lə-ʿaḇdî} ‘to my servant’, fronting the recipient to heighten the irony that even a subordinate relationship has broken down. The main clause karati ...
Root and etymology
consonantsayin–bet–dalet
“to serve, work”
In context — Job 19:16
I called to my servant , but he does not answer; with my own mouth I entreat him .
About this coordinate
Job 19:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 19:16, so the Hebrew word לְעַבְדִּ֣י (leavdi) 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.19.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.16.W1.S1) and character.