Job 20:5:7Job.20.5.W7TAB
עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃
aderaga
“as far as a moment, for a moment”
- Transliteration
- a-de-RA-ga
- Extended
- ah-dee-RAA-gah
- IPA
- /ʕădeːˈraːɣaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as a moment, for a moment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
a-de-RA-ga
- phraseyour reading level
kha-NEF a-de-RA-ga
- clause
ve-sim-KHA-t kha-NEF a-de-RA-ga
- sentence
KI rin-NA-t re-sha-IM mik-ka-ROV ve-sim-KHA-t kha-NEF a-de-RA-ga
Exegesis
The final phrase adei-raga {עֲדֵי־רָגַע | ʿaḏê-rā-gaʿ} ‘until a moment’ supplies a duration-limit, intensifying the claim of transience by pushing the time span down to the smallest unit. The paired clauses thus move from “near” to “moment,” a tightening progression that heightens the emphasis on how quickly the wicked person’s delight disappears.
Root and etymology
ר-ג-עResh–Gimel–Ayin
“to be momentary, to be at rest”
In context — Job 20:5
For the exultation of the wicked is brief, and the joy of the godless is only a moment .
About this coordinate
Job 20:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 20:5, so the Hebrew word עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃ (aderaga) 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.20.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.5.W7.S1) and character.