Job 19:18:1Job.19.18.W1TAB
גַּם־עֲ֭וִילִים
gamavilim
“also little-ones or youths”
- Transliteration
- gam-a-vi-LIM
- Extended
- gahm-ah-vee-LEEM
- IPA
- /ɡam.ʕăviːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- also little-ones or youths
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-a-vi-LIM
- clause
gam-a-vi-LIM ma-a-SU VI
- sentence
gam-a-vi-LIM ma-a-SU VI a-KU-ma va-ye-dab-be-RU-VI
Exegesis
The verse opens with gam {גַּם | gam} ‘even,’ an intensifier that broadens the circle of contempt to the least socially significant group, heightening Job’s humiliation.
The subject avilim {עֲוִילִים | ʿăwîlîm} is fronted, creating a sharp contrast: not only peers but even “youths/children” treat him with disdain.
Root and etymology
consonantsayin–vav–lamed
“to be childish, foolish”
In context — Job 19:18
Even young boys have despised me; when I rise, they speak against me .
About this coordinate
Job 19:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 19:18, so the Hebrew word גַּם־עֲ֭וִילִים (gamavilim) 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.19.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.18.W1.S1) and character.