Job 20:7:1Job.20.7.W1TAB
כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ
kegelalo
“like his dung”
- Transliteration
- ke-ge-la-LO
- Extended
- keh-geh-lah-LOH
- IPA
- /kəɣɛlăˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like his dung
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ge-la-LO
- clause
ke-ge-la-LO la-NE-tsakh yo-a-VED
- sentence
ke-ge-la-LO la-NE-tsakh yo-a-VED ro-A-av yo-me-RU A-yo
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted simile kegallo {כְּגֶלָּלוֹ | kəgelălô} ‘like his dung,’ placing the image of contempt and decay at the beginning for emphasis.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־לgimel–lamed–lamed
“roll”
In context — Job 20:7
Like his own dung he will perish forever ; those who once saw him will ask, “Where is he?”
About this coordinate
Job 20:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:7, so the Hebrew word כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ (kegelalo) 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.20.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.7.W1.S1) and character.