Job 21:12:5Job.21.12.W5TAB
לְק֣וֹל
lekol
“to the sound of”
- Transliteration
- le-KOL
- Extended
- leh-KOHL
- IPA
- /ləˈqoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sound of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KOL
- phraseyour reading level
le-KOL u-GAV
- clause
ve-yis-me-KHU le-KOL u-GAV
- sentence
yis-E-u ke-TOF ve-khi-NOR ve-yis-me-KHU le-KOL u-GAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lə-qōl {לְקוֹל | lə-qōl} ‘to the sound’ followed by the noun ʿūḡāv {עוּגָב | ʿūḡāv} ‘pipe’ expresses the cause of their jubilation. The parallel structure and simple clauses emphasize communal musical celebration in Hebrew poetry.
In context — Job 21:12
They make music with the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice to the sound of the pipe .
About this coordinate
Job 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:12, so the Hebrew word לְק֣וֹל (lekol) 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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.12.W5.S1) and character.