Job 21:26:4Job.21.26.W4TAB
וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה
verimma
“and a worm”
- Transliteration
- ve-rim-MA
- Extended
- veh-rihm-MAA
- IPA
- /və.rimˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a worm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-rim-MA
- clause
ve-rim-MA te-khas-SE a-le-HEM
- sentence
YA-khad al-A-far yish-ka-VU ve-rim-MA te-khas-SE a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The coordinating vav before rimmah {וְ֝רִמָּה | wərimmāh} ‘worm’ shifts the subject, forming a chiasm that underscores life giving way to decay.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–mem–heh
“worm, maggot”
In context — Job 21:26
Together they lie down upon the dust , and worm covers them.
About this coordinate
Job 21:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 21:26, so the Hebrew word וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה (verimma) 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.21.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.26.W4.S1) and character.