Job 20:28:1Job.20.28.W1TAB
יִ֭גֶל
yigel
“he will uncover or carry away”
- Transliteration
- yi-GEL
- Extended
- yih-GEHL
- IPA
- /jiˈɣɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will uncover or carry away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-GEL
- clause
yi-GEL ye-VUL BEI-to
- sentence
yi-GEL ye-VUL BEI-to nig-GA-rot be-YOM A-po
Exegesis
The first colon fronts the verb yigel {יִ֭גֶל | yī-gel} ‘will depart’ for emphasis, then specifies the lost amount with the construct chain yevul beito {יְב֣וּל בֵּית֑וֹ | yə-vûl bêy-tô} ‘yield of his house,’ portraying the wicked man’s accumulated goods as removed from him.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–lamed–heh
“to uncover, remove”
In context — Job 20:28
The increase of his house will depart; it will flow away in the day of God's anger.
About this coordinate
Job 20:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:28, so the Hebrew word יִ֭גֶל (yigel) 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.20.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.28.W1.S1) and character.