Job 21:13:4Job.21.13.W4TAB
יְמֵיהֶ֑ם
yemehem
“their days”
- Transliteration
- ye-me-HEM
- Extended
- yeh-mee-HEHM
- IPA
- /jəmeːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their days
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-me-HEM
- 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 prepositional phrase batov yemeihem {בַטּוֹב יְמֵיהֶם | ba-tōv yə-mê-hēm} functions as a temporal circumstance indicating sustained well-being.
In context — Job 21:13
They spend their days in prosperity , and in a moment they go down to Sheol .
About this coordinate
Job 21:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 21:13, so the Hebrew word יְמֵיהֶ֑ם (yemehem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.13.W4.S1) and character.