Job 20:15:1Job.20.15.W1TAB
חַ֣יִל
khayil
“wealth or riches”
- Transliteration
- KHA-yil
- Extended
- KHAH-yihl
- IPA
- /ˈħajil/
Meaning by language
- English
- wealth or riches
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-yil
- clause
KHA-yil ba-LA va-ye-ki-E-nu
- sentence
KHA-yil ba-LA va-ye-ki-E-nu mi-bit-NO yo-ri-SHE-nu EL
Exegesis
The object khayil {חַ֣יִל | ḥáyil} ‘wealth’ is placed first for emphasis, followed by bala' {בָּ֭לַע | bāláʿ} ‘he swallowed,’ presenting the wicked person’s completed act.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Yod–Lamed
“strength, resources”
In context — Job 20:15
He swallowed riches, and he will vomit them up; God will drive them out from his belly .
About this coordinate
Job 20:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:15, so the Hebrew word חַ֣יִל (khayil) 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.20.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.15.W1.S1) and character.