Job 21:11:5Job.21.11.W5TAB
יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃
yerakedun
“they dance”
- Transliteration
- ye-ra-ke-DUN
- Extended
- yeh-rah-kee-DOON
- IPA
- /jəraq.qeːˈduːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they dance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ra-ke-DUN
- clause
ve-yal-de-HEM ye-ra-ke-DUN
- sentence
ye-sha-le-KHU kha-TSON a-vi-le-HEM ve-yal-de-HEM ye-ra-ke-DUN
Exegesis
The paired nouns avileihem {עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם | ʿăwîlēhem} ‘their children’ and veyaldeihem {وְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם | wə-yal⁽d⁾êhem} ‘their little ones’ highlight generational vibrancy, while the concluding verb yerakkedun {יְרַקֵּדֽוּן | yərraqēdûn} ‘they dance’ (Piel imperfect) conveys exuberant motion. The formal translation preserves this parallel structure and imagery, whereas the dynamic version adapts wording for idiomatic English clarity.
Root and etymology
r-q-dResh–Qof–Dalet
“to leap, to dance”
In context — Job 21:11
They send forth their children like a flock , and their little ones dance .
About this coordinate
Job 21:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:11, so the Hebrew word יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ (yerakedun) 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.21.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.11.W5.S1) and character.