Job 20:21:2Job.20.21.W2TAB
לְאָכְל֑וֹ
leokhlo
“for his eating or to be eaten by him”
- Transliteration
- le-OKH-lo
- Extended
- leh-oo-KHOHL-loh
- IPA
- /ləʔɔxˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for his eating or to be eaten by him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-OKH-lo
- clause
EN-sa-RID le-OKH-lo
- sentence
EN-sa-RID le-OKH-lo al-KEN lo-ya-KHIL tu-VO
Exegesis
The following lamed-infinitive phrase leokhlo {לְאָכְל֑וֹ | ləʾāḵlô} ‘for him to eat’ functions as a purpose/availability complement, indicating that nothing remains available for consumption.
In context — Job 20:21
There is no remnant for him to eat; therefore his prosperity will not endure.
About this coordinate
Job 20:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 20:21, so the Hebrew word לְאָכְל֑וֹ (leokhlo) 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.20.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.21.W2.S1) and character.