Job 21:19:4Job.21.19.W4TAB
יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם
yeshallem
“he repays”
- Transliteration
- ye-shal-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shahl-LEEM
- IPA
- /jəʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- he repays
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-shal-LEM
- clause
ye-shal-LEM e-LAV ve-ye-DA
- sentence
e-lo-HA yits-PON-le-va-NA-v o-NO ye-shal-LEM e-LAV ve-ye-DA
Exegesis
The jussive Piel yeshallem {יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם | ye-šal-lêmm} “let Him repay” takes elav {אֵלָ֣יו | ʾê-lāw} as indirect object.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to repay, restore”
In context — Job 21:19
God stores up his iniquity for his sons; let Him repay it to him so that he may know .
About this coordinate
Job 21:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 21:19, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם (yeshallem) 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.21.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.19.W4.S1) and character.