Job 20:8:7Job.20.8.W7TAB
לָֽיְלָה׃
laila
“of night”
- Transliteration
- LAI-la
- Extended
- LAI-lah
- IPA
- /ˈlajlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
ke-khez-YON LAI-la
- clause
ve-yu-DAD ke-khez-YON LAI-la
- sentence
ka-kha-LOM ya-UF ve-LO yim-tsa-U-hu ve-yu-DAD ke-khez-YON LAI-la
Exegesis
Laylah {לָֽיְלָה | lāy-lāh} ‘night’ specifies the temporal context of the vision, reinforcing the theme of ephemerality.
In context — Job 20:8
Like a dream he flies away, and they will not find him; he is chased away like a night vision .
About this coordinate
Job 20:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 20:8, so the Hebrew word לָֽיְלָה׃ (laila) 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.20.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.8.W7.S1) and character.