Job 19:22:3Job.19.22.W3TAB
כְמוֹ־אֵ֑ל
khemoel
“like God”
- Transliteration
- khe-MO-EL
- Extended
- kheh-MOH-EEL
- IPA
- /kəˈmoː.ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- like God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-MO-EL
- 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 comparative kemo-el {כְמוֹ־אֵ֑ל | kəmô-ʾēl} ‘as God’ intensifies the reproach by attributing divine prerogative to their actions.
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 19:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 19:22, so the Hebrew word כְמוֹ־אֵ֑ל (khemoel) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.22.W3.S1) and character.