Job 20:15:2Job.20.15.W2TAB
בָּ֭לַע
bala
“he swallowed”
- Transliteration
- ba-LA
- Extended
- baa-LAH
- IPA
- /baˈlaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he swallowed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-LA
- 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
consonantsBet–Lamed–Ayin
“to swallow, engulf”
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 20:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 20:15, so the Hebrew word בָּ֭לַע (bala) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.15.W2.S1) and character.