Job 21:23:4Job.21.23.W4TAB
תֻּמּ֑וֹ
tumo
“his completeness or his full strength”
- Transliteration
- tu-MO
- Extended
- tuh-MOH
- IPA
- /t̪uˈm.moː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his completeness or his full strength
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
tu-MO
- 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
t-m-mtav–mem–mem
“complete; whole”
In context — Job 21:23
One dies in full strength, wholly sound , completely at ease and tranquil.
About this coordinate
Job 21:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 21:23, so the Hebrew word תֻּמּ֑וֹ (tumo) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.23.W4.S1) and character.