Job 20:23:7Job.20.23.W7TAB
וְיַמְטֵ֥ר
veyamter
“and he will rain”
- Transliteration
- ve-yam-TER
- Extended
- veh-yahm-TEER
- IPA
- /vəjamˈtˤeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will rain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ve-yam-TER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yam-TER a-LE-mo
- clause
ve-yam-TER a-LE-mo bil-khu-MO
- sentence
ye-HI le-mal-LE vit-ne-NO ye-shal-LAKH-BO kha-RON AP-po ve-yam-TER a-LE-mo bil-khu-MO
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-yamter {וְיַמְטֵ֥ר | wəyamṭēr} in the Hiphil imperfect portrays the anger as a downpour, and aleimo {עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ | ʿālêmô} specifies its target.
Root and etymology
מ־ט־ר
“rain”
In context — Job 20:23
When he is about to fill his belly, God will send into him the burning of His anger , and He will rain it upon him into his body .
About this coordinate
Job 20:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 20:23, so the Hebrew word וְיַמְטֵ֥ר (veyamter) 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.20.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.23.W7.S1) and character.