Job 20:25:4Job.20.25.W4TAB
וּ֭בָרָק
uvarak
“and a flash”
- Transliteration
- u-va-RAK
- Extended
- oo-vah-raa-RAHK
- IPA
- /uːvaːˈraːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a flash
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
u-va-RAK
- phraseyour reading level
mi-ge-VA u-va-RAK mi-me-ro-ra-TO ya-ha-LOKH
- clause
mi-ge-VA u-va-RAK mi-me-ro-ra-TO ya-ha-LOKH a-LAV E-mim
- sentence
sha-LAF va-ye-TSE mi-ge-VA u-va-RAK mi-me-ro-ra-TO ya-ha-LOKH a-LAV E-mim
Exegesis
The clause uvaraq {וּ֭בָרָק | ûḇārāq} ‘and a flash’ is appositional and vivid, functioning like a sudden visual flare (often associated with lightning or a gleaming point) that underscores the sharpness and terror of the moment.
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–resh–qof
“to flash, lighten”
In context — Job 20:25
He draws it out, and it comes out from his body; and a flash from his gall goes forth. Terrors are upon him.
About this coordinate
Job 20:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 20:25, so the Hebrew word וּ֭בָרָק (uvarak) 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.20.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.25.W4.S1) and character.