Job 20:13:5Job.20.13.W5TAB
וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה
veyimnaena
“and he withholds it”
- Transliteration
- ve-yim-na-E-na
- Extended
- veh-yihm-nah-EH-nah
- IPA
- /vəjim.naˈʕɛn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he withholds it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yim-na-E-na
- clause
ve-yim-na-E-na be-TOKH KHI-ko
- sentence
yakh-MOL a-LE-ha ve-LO ya-a-ze-VE-na ve-yim-na-E-na be-TOKH KHI-ko
Exegesis
A third coordinated verb, veyimnaennah {וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה | wə-yimnaʿennāh}, intensifies the portrayal by describing active “holding back,” not merely passive keeping.
Root and etymology
מנעmem–nun–ayin
“to withhold, restrain”
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 20:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 20:13, so the Hebrew word וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה (veyimnaena) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.13.W5.S1) and character.