Job 20:13:1Job.20.13.W1TAB
יַחְמֹ֣ל
yakhmol
“he spares or has pity”
- Transliteration
- yakh-MOL
- Extended
- yahkh-MOHL
- IPA
- /jaħˈmoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he spares or has pity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yakh-MOL
- clause
yakh-MOL a-LE-ha ve-LO ya-a-ze-VE-na
- sentence
yakh-MOL a-LE-ha ve-LO ya-a-ze-VE-na ve-yim-na-E-na be-TOKH KHI-ko
Exegesis
The opening verb yakhmol {יַחְמֹ֣ל | yaḥmōl} is followed by the prepositional complement aleha {עָ֭לֶיהָ | ʿāleyhā}, presenting the object as something he “has pity on” or “spares,” which in context is the wicked person’s cherished evil.
Root and etymology
חמלchet–mem–lamed
“to spare, have compassion”
In context — Job 20:13
Though he spares it and does not abandon it, he holds it back in the midst of his palate .
About this coordinate
Job 20:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:13, so the Hebrew word יַחְמֹ֣ל (yakhmol) 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.20.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.13.W1.S1) and character.