Job 21:12:6Job.21.12.W6TAB

עוּגָֽב׃

ugav

pipe

Transliteration
u-GAV
Extended
oo-GAAV
IPA
/ʕuːˈɣaːv/

Meaning by language

English
pipe

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עוּ + גָֽב׃
u + gav
ugav

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Gimelg as in good
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-GAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-KOL u-GAV

  3. clause

    ve-yis-me-KHU le-KOL u-GAV

  4. 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.

Root and etymology

ʿ-g-bayin–gimel–bet

pipe

In contextJob 21:12

They make music with the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice to the sound of the pipe .

About this coordinate

Job 21:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 21:12, so the Hebrew word עוּגָֽב׃ (ugav) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.12.W6.S1) and character.