Job 21:14:5Job.21.14.W5TAB
וְדַ֥עַת
vedaat
“and knowledge of”
- Transliteration
- ve-DA-at
- Extended
- veh-DAH-aht
- IPA
- /vəˈda.ʕaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and knowledge of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-DA-at
- phraseyour reading level
ve-DA-at de-ra-KHE-kha
- clause
ve-DA-at de-ra-KHE-kha LO kha-FATS-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 conjunction weda‘at {וְדַעַת | wəda‘aṯ} introduces the construct da‘at dərākêḵā {דַעַת דְּרָכֶיךָ | da‘at dərākêḵā} “knowledge of Your ways,” which functions as the object of the negated perfect ḥāpāṣənû {חָפָצְנוּ | ḥāpāṣənû}, preserving Hebrew word order to underscore settled unwillingness.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“knowledge; discernment”
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 21:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:14, so the Hebrew word וְדַ֥עַת (vedaat) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.14.W5.S1) and character.