Job 21:13:3Job.21.13.W3TAB

בַטּ֣וֹב

battov

in the good

Transliteration
bat-TOV
Extended
baht-TOHV
IPA
/batˈtˤoːv/

Meaning by language

English
in the good

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Result
בַט + טּ֣וֹב
bat + tov
battov

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tett — emphatic
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    bat-TOV

  2. clause

    yiv-LU ye-khal-LU bat-TOV ye-me-HEM

  3. sentence

    yiv-LU ye-khal-LU bat-TOV ye-me-HEM u-ve-RE-ga she-OL ye-KHA-TU

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase batov yemeihem {בַטּוֹב יְמֵיהֶם | ba-tōv yə-mê-hēm} functions as a temporal circumstance indicating sustained well-being.

Root and etymology

ט־ו־ב

good; pleasant

In contextJob 21:13

They spend their days in prosperity , and in a moment they go down to Sheol .

About this coordinate

Job 21:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:13, so the Hebrew word בַטּ֣וֹב (battov) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.13.W3.S1) and character.