Job 20:10:3Job.20.10.W3TAB
דַלִּ֑ים
dalim
“poor people”
- Transliteration
- da-LIM
- Extended
- dah-LEEM
- IPA
- /dalˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-LIM
- clause
ba-NAV ye-ra-TSU da-LIM
- sentence
ba-NAV ye-ra-TSU da-LIM ve-ya-DAV ta-SHEV-ne O-no
Exegesis
The first colon places banav {בָּנָיו | bānāyw} as subject and the Piel imperfect yerattsu {יְרַצּוּ | yərattsû} as a future-oriented action of placating, with dallim {דַלִּים | dallîm} as the object; the irony is that the powerful household now must court the favor of “the poor.”
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–lamed–lamed
“to be low”
In context — Job 20:10
His sons will seek to appease the poor, and his hands will restore his wealth.
About this coordinate
Job 20:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 20:10, so the Hebrew word דַלִּ֑ים (dalim) 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.20.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.10.W3.S1) and character.