Job 21:15:5Job.21.15.W5TAB
נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃
nifgavo
“we make entreaty to him”
- Transliteration
- nif-GA-vo
- Extended
- nihf-GAH-voh
- IPA
- /nifˈgaʕ.boː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we make entreaty to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nif-GA-vo
- phraseyour reading level
KI nif-GA-vo
- clause
u-ma-NO-il KI nif-GA-vo
- sentence
ma-SHA-dai ki-na-a-ve-DE-nu u-ma-NO-il KI nif-GA-vo
Exegesis
The first clause centers on the verb form naʿăb·dēnû {נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ | naʿăb·dēnû} ‘we would serve Him’, expressing potential action; the second employs the causative stem nōʿîl {נּוֹעִיל | nōʿîl} ‘would we profit’, followed by the reflexive stem nip̂gaʿ-bō {נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ | nip̂gaʿ-bō} ‘we would entreat Him’ to convey petition.
In context — Job 21:15
What is the Almighty that we should serve Him? And what benefit do we have that we should entreat Him?
About this coordinate
Job 21:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:15, so the Hebrew word נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃ (nifgavo) 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.21.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.15.W5.S1) and character.