Job 20:2:4Job.20.2.W4TAB
וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר
uvaavur
“and because of”
- Transliteration
- u-va-a-VUR
- Extended
- oo-vah-ah-VUUR
- IPA
- /uːva.ʕăˈvuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and because of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-va-a-VUR
- clause
u-va-a-VUR khu-SHI VI
- sentence
la-KHEN se-ip-PAI ye-shi-VU-ni u-va-a-VUR khu-SHI VI
Exegesis
The compound uva'avur {וּבַעֲב֗וּר | û-ḇa-ʿă-ḇūr} ‘and because of’ introduces a second causal clause, underscoring urgency.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ר
“pass over”
In context — Job 20:2
Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, and because of my haste within me.
About this coordinate
Job 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 20:2, so the Hebrew word וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר (uvaavur) 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.20.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.2.W4.S1) and character.