Job 21:28:2Job.21.28.W2TAB
תֹֽאמְר֗וּ
tomeru
“you say”
- Transliteration
- to-ME-ru
- Extended
- toh-MEH-roo
- IPA
- /toːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
to-ME-ru
- phraseyour reading level
KI to-ME-ru
- clause
KI to-ME-ru a-YE BET-na-DIV
- sentence
KI to-ME-ru a-YE BET-na-DIV ve-a-YE O-hel mish-ke-NOT re-sha-IM
Exegesis
The verb tomeru {תֹאמְר֗וּ | tōʾmərû} ‘you say’ sets up direct speech and addresses a plural audience, framing what follows as their repeated challenge rather than Job’s claim.
In context — Job 21:28
For you say, “Where is the house of the nobleman? And where is the tent, the dwellings of the wicked?”
About this coordinate
Job 21:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:28, so the Hebrew word תֹֽאמְר֗וּ (tomeru) 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.21.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.28.W2.S1) and character.