Job 21:20:1Job.21.20.W1TAB
יִרְא֣וּ
yireu
“let them see”
- Transliteration
- yir-E-u
- Extended
- yihreh-EH-oo
- IPA
- /jirˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let them see
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-E-u
- clause
yir-E-u e-NA-yv KI-do
- sentence
yir-E-u e-NA-yv KI-do u-me-kha-MAT sha-DAI yish-TE
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel clauses introduced by yirʾu {יִרְאוּ | yirʾû} ‘let them see’ and yištēh {יִשְׁתֶּה | yištēh} ‘let him drink,’ creating a poetic parallelism of sight and experience.
In context — Job 21:20
Let his own eyes see his calamity , and let him drink from the wrath of the Almighty .
About this coordinate
Job 21:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:20, so the Hebrew word יִרְא֣וּ (yireu) 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.21.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.20.W1.S1) and character.