Job 19:23:2Job.19.23.W2TAB
אֵ֭פוֹ
efo
“then”
- Transliteration
- E-fo
- Extended
- EE-foh
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.foː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
E-fo
- clause
mi-yit-TEN E-fo ve-yik-KA-te-vun mil-LAI
- sentence
mi-yit-TEN E-fo ve-yik-KA-te-vun mil-LAI mi-yit-TEN ba-SE-fer ve-yu-kha-KU
Exegesis
The particle efo {אֵ֭פוֹ | ʾē-p̄ō} ‘now’ intensifies the immediacy of Job’s wish.
In context — Job 19:23
Oh, that my words were now written; oh, that they were recorded in a book .
About this coordinate
Job 19:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 19:23, so the Hebrew word אֵ֭פוֹ (efo) 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.19.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.23.W2.S1) and character.