Job 21:22:1Job.21.22.W1TAB
הַלְאֵ֥ל
halel
“to God or will God”
- Transliteration
- hal-EL
- Extended
- hahl-EEL
- IPA
- /haˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to God or will God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hal-EL
- clause
hal-EL ye-lam-MED-DA-at
- sentence
hal-EL ye-lam-MED-DA-at ve-HU ra-MIM yish-POT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative particle hal {הַל | hâl} ‘is it’, forming a rhetorical question that underscores the impossibility of instructing the divine.
The prepositional phrase el {אֵל | ʾēl} ‘to God’ marks the indirect object of the piel verb yelammed {יְלַמֶּד | yəlammed} ‘will teach’, which conveys intensified action toward imparting daʿat {דָּעַת | dāʿat} ‘knowledge’.
Root and etymology
“God, strong one”
In context — Job 21:22
Can anyone teach knowledge to God , when He judges even the exalted ?
About this coordinate
Job 21:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:22, so the Hebrew word הַלְאֵ֥ל (halel) 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.21.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.22.W1.S1) and character.