Job 19:22:1Job.19.22.W1TAB
לָ֭מָּה
lamma
“why”
- Transliteration
- LAM-ma
- Extended
- LAAM-mah
- IPA
- /ˈlaːm.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LAM-ma
- clause
LAM-ma tir-de-FU-ni khe-MO-EL
- sentence
LAM-ma tir-de-FU-ni khe-MO-EL u-mib-be-sha-RI LO tis-be-U
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative lammah {לָ֭מָּה | lām·māh} ‘why’, introducing a rhetorical challenge.
In context — Job 19:22
Why do you hunt me down as God does, and why are you not satisfied with my flesh?
About this coordinate
Job 19:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 19:22, so the Hebrew word לָ֭מָּה (lamma) 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.19.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.22.W1.S1) and character.