Job 21:19:5Job.21.19.W5TAB
אֵלָ֣יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
e-LAV ve-ye-DA
- 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
ʾ-lʾēl
“mighty one; God”
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 21:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:19, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֣יו (elav) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.19.W5.S1) and character.