Job 19:18:5Job.19.18.W5TAB
וַיְדַבְּרוּ־בִֽי׃
vayedabberuvi
“and they speak in me or against me”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-dab-be-RU-VI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dahb-beh-ROO-VEE
- IPA
- /vaj.dab.bəˈruː.viː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they speak in me or against me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-dab-be-RU-VI
- clause
a-KU-ma va-ye-dab-be-RU-VI
- sentence
gam-a-vi-LIM ma-a-SU VI a-KU-ma va-ye-dab-be-RU-VI
Exegesis
The cohortative-form aqumah {אָקוּמָה | ʾāqûmāh} introduces a temporal setting (“whenever I rise” or “when I get up”), and the following wayyiqtol vayedabru-vi {וַיְדַבְּרוּ־בִי | wayədabbərû-bî} marks the consequent action that follows his movement: verbal assault.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — Job 19:18
Even young boys have despised me; when I rise, they speak against me .
About this coordinate
Job 19:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 19:18, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבְּרוּ־בִֽי׃ (vayedabberuvi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.18.W5.S1) and character.