Job 19:7:6Job.19.7.W6TAB
אֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע
ashava
“I cry for help”
- Transliteration
- a-sha-VA
- Extended
- ah-shah-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔăʃʃaˈwaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I cry for help
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sha-VA
- clause
a-sha-VA ve-EN mish-PAT
- sentence
HEN e-tsa-AK kha-MAS ve-LO e-a-NE a-sha-VA ve-EN mish-PAT
Exegesis
It then pairs the Qal imperfect etsaq {אֶצְעַ֣ק | ʾeṣʿaq} “I cry out” with the negated passive ve-lo eaneh {וְלֹ֣א אֵעָנֶ֑ה | wə-lōʾ ʾēʿāneh} “and I am not answered”, followed by the Piel imperfect ashawe {אֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע | ʾăšawwaʿ} “I cry for help” matched by the existential negation ve-ein mishpat {וְאֵ֣ן מִשְׁפָּֽט | wə-ʾên mišpāṭ} “and there is no justice”. This parallel structure moves from personal denial to systemic failure, intensifying Job’s lament. The English rendering preserves this balance with contrasting clauses to reflect the rhythmic pattern and shifting focus from individual appeal to lack of judicial remedy.
In context — Job 19:7
Behold, I cry, “Violence!” yet I receive no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.
About this coordinate
Job 19:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 19:7, so the Hebrew word אֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע (ashava) 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.19.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.7.W6.S1) and character.