Job 19:20:5Job.19.20.W5TAB
וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה
vaetmalta
“and I escape”
- Transliteration
- va-et-mal-TA
- Extended
- vaa-eht-mal-TAA
- IPA
- /vaːʔɛθ.malˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I escape
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-et-mal-TA
- clause
va-et-mal-TA be-OR shi-NAI
- sentence
be-o-RI u-vi-vsa-RI dav-KA ats-MI va-et-mal-TA be-OR shi-NAI
Exegesis
The second clause is introduced by va'etmalleth {וָאֶתְמַלְּטָה | wāʾeṯmalləṭāh}, where vav consecutive links the result to the condition described, portraying survival as something narrowly achieved.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Tet
“slip away, escape”
In context — Job 19:20
My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped with the skin of my teeth.
About this coordinate
Job 19:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 19:20, so the Hebrew word וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה (vaetmalta) 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.19.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.20.W5.S1) and character.