Job 20:23:8Job.20.23.W8TAB
עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ
alemo
“upon him”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-mo
- Extended
- aa-LEE-moh
- IPA
- /ʕaˈleː.moː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-mo
- 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.
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 20:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Job 20:23, so the Hebrew word עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ (alemo) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.23.W8.S1) and character.