Job 21:23:3Job.21.23.W3TAB
בְּעֶ֣צֶם
beetsem
“in the bone of or in the very”
- Transliteration
- be-E-tsem
- Extended
- beh-EH-tsehm
- IPA
- /bəˈʕɛ.tsɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the bone of or in the very
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-E-tsem
- phraseyour reading level
ya-MUT be-E-tsem tu-MO
- clause
ZEH ya-MUT be-E-tsem tu-MO
- sentence
ZEH ya-MUT be-E-tsem tu-MO ku-LO shal-a-NA-n ve-sha-LEV
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase bəʿeṣēm tummō {בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמּוֹ | bə-ʿe-ṣēm tûm-mō} merges the noun etzem {עֶצֶם | ʿe-ṣem} ‘strength’ with the construct tummō {תֻּמּוֹ | tûm-mō} ‘his completeness’, indicating dying at one’s full vigor and wholeness.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ṣ-mayin–tsade–mem
“bone; strength”
In context — Job 21:23
One dies in full strength, wholly sound , completely at ease and tranquil.
About this coordinate
Job 21:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:23, so the Hebrew word בְּעֶ֣צֶם (beetsem) 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.21.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.23.W3.S1) and character.