Job 20:21:4Job.20.21.W4TAB
לֹא־יָחִ֥יל
loyakhil
“he will not endure or he will not remain”
- Transliteration
- lo-ya-KHIL
- Extended
- loh-yah-KHEEL
- IPA
- /loː.jaˈħiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will not endure or he will not remain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
lo-ya-KHIL
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ya-KHIL tu-VO
- clause
al-KEN lo-ya-KHIL tu-VO
- sentence
EN-sa-RID le-OKH-lo al-KEN lo-ya-KHIL tu-VO
Exegesis
The second clause uses a negated imperfect, lo-yakhil {לֹא־יָחִ֥יל | lō-yāḥîl}, with tuvo {טוּבֽוֹ | ṭûḇô} ‘his prosperity’ as its object; in context, the verb’s semantic range (“endure” or “be hoped for”) points to the same outcome—his good fortune will not continue into the future. The two short clauses form a cause-to-result progression typical of Hebrew poetry, heightening the certainty that greedy consumption is followed by the collapse of prosperity.
Root and etymology
y-kh-lyod–chet–lamed
“to wait, hope”
In context — Job 20:21
There is no remnant for him to eat; therefore his prosperity will not endure.
About this coordinate
Job 20:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 20:21, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יָחִ֥יל (loyakhil) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.21.W4.S1) and character.