Job 21:13:6Job.21.13.W6TAB
שְׁא֣וֹל
sheol
“Sheol”
- Transliteration
- she-OL
- Extended
- sheh-OHL
- IPA
- /ʃəˈʔoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sheol
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
she-OL
- phraseyour reading level
she-OL ye-KHA-TU
- clause
u-ve-RE-ga she-OL ye-KHA-TU
- sentence
yiv-LU ye-khal-LU bat-TOV ye-me-HEM u-ve-RE-ga she-OL ye-KHA-TU
Exegesis
The conjunction ū in uveregha {וּבְרֶגַע | ū-və-re-ʿă} introduces a sharp temporal contrast, followed by sheol {שְׁא֣וֹל | še-ʾōl} as the locative goal of descent.
Root and etymology
ש־א־ל
“hollow place; underworld”
In context — Job 21:13
They spend their days in prosperity , and in a moment they go down to Sheol .
About this coordinate
Job 21:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 21:13, so the Hebrew word שְׁא֣וֹל (sheol) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.13.W6.S1) and character.