Job 20:18:4Job.20.18.W4TAB
יִבְלָ֑ע
yivla
“he swallows”
- Transliteration
- yiv-LA
- Extended
- yihv-LAA
- IPA
- /jivˈlaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he swallows
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yiv-LA
- clause
me-SHIV ya-GA ve-LO yiv-LA
- sentence
me-SHIV ya-GA ve-LO yiv-LA ke-KHEIL te-mu-ra-TO ve-LO ya-a-LOS
Exegesis
The first negated verbal clause velo {וְלֹ֣א | wə-lōʾ} + yivla {יִבְלָ֑ע | yiḇlaʿ} ‘and not he will swallow’ uses the concrete image of swallowing to express deprivation of enjoyment or benefit.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־עbet–lamed–ayin
“to swallow”
In context — Job 20:18
He returns what he toiled for and does not swallow; like the wealth of his exchange, he does not rejoice.
About this coordinate
Job 20:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 20:18, so the Hebrew word יִבְלָ֑ע (yivla) 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.20.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.18.W4.S1) and character.