Job 21:14:2Job.21.14.W2TAB
לָ֭אֵל
lael
“to God”
- Transliteration
- la-EL
- Extended
- laa-EEL
- IPA
- /laːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-EL
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru la-EL SUR mim-me-NU
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru la-EL SUR mim-me-NU ve-DA-at de-ra-KHE-kha LO kha-FATS-nu
Exegesis
The direct address la’el {לָאֵל | lā’ēl} focuses attention on God as the recipient, intensifying the confrontation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-lʾēl
“mighty one; God”
In context — Job 21:14
Yet they say to God , “Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.”
About this coordinate
Job 21:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:14, so the Hebrew word לָ֭אֵל (lael) 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.21.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.14.W2.S1) and character.