Job 21:17:2Job.21.17.W2TAB
נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים
nerreshaim
“lamp of wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- NER-re-sha-IM
- Extended
- NEER-reh-shah-EEM
- IPA
- /neːr.rəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lamp of wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NER-re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
kam-MA NER-re-sha-IM
- clause
kam-MA NER-re-sha-IM yid-AKH ve-ya-VO a-LE-mo e-DAM
- sentence
kam-MA NER-re-sha-IM yid-AKH ve-ya-VO a-LE-mo e-DAM kha-va-LIM ye-khal-LEK be-a-PO
Exegesis
The construct phrase ner resha‘im {נֵר־רְשָׁעִים | nêr resha‘îm} ‘lamp of the wicked’ functions as a metaphorical subject.
Root and etymology
n-rNun–Resh
“lamp, light”
In context — Job 21:17
How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, and does their calamity come upon them? He allots pains in His wrath.
About this coordinate
Job 21:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:17, so the Hebrew word נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים (nerreshaim) 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.21.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.17.W2.S1) and character.