Job 21:17:6Job.21.17.W6TAB
אֵידָ֑ם
edam
“their calamity”
- Transliteration
- e-DAM
- Extended
- ee-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their calamity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-VO a-LE-mo e-DAM
- 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 noun eydam {אֵידָם | ’êydām} ‘their calamity’ concludes the question.
Root and etymology
’-y-dAleph–Yod–Dalet
“calamity, ruin”
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 21:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֵידָ֑ם (edam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.17.W6.S1) and character.