Job 21:13:1Job.21.13.W1TAB
יבל֣וּ
yivlu
“they spend”
- Transliteration
- yiv-LU
- Extended
- yihv-LOO
- IPA
- /jivˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they spend
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yiv-LU
- clause
yiv-LU ye-khal-LU bat-TOV ye-me-HEM
- sentence
yiv-LU ye-khal-LU bat-TOV ye-me-HEM u-ve-RE-ga she-OL ye-KHA-TU
Exegesis
The verse begins with two coordinated Piel imperfect verbs: yavelu {יבלו | yə-vā-lû} ‘they spend’ and yekhallu {יְכַלּוּ | yə-kal-lû} ‘they complete,’ framing the duration of life.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־ה
“wear out; consume”
In context — Job 21:13
They spend their days in prosperity , and in a moment they go down to Sheol .
About this coordinate
Job 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:13, so the Hebrew word יבל֣וּ (yivlu) 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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.13.W1.S1) and character.