Job 20:7:4Job.20.7.W4TAB
רֹ֝אָ֗יו
roaav
“those seeing him or his seers”
- Transliteration
- ro-A-av
- Extended
- roh-AH-aav
- IPA
- /roːʔaˈaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- those seeing him or his seers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ro-A-av
- clause
ro-A-av yo-me-RU A-yo
- sentence
ke-ge-la-LO la-NE-tsakh yo-a-VED ro-A-av yo-me-RU A-yo
Exegesis
The participle roʾayw {רֹאָיו | rōʾāyw} ‘those seeing him’ acts as the subject of the second clause, followed by the imperfect yoməru {יֹאמְרוּ | yōʾmərû} ‘they will say,’ which introduces the rhetorical inquiry encapsulated by ʾayyô {אַיּוֹ | ʾayyô} ‘where is he?’ This question underscores the thoroughness of his removal and invites reflection on his vanished presence.
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 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 20:7, so the Hebrew word רֹ֝אָ֗יו (roaav) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.7.W4.S1) and character.