Job 21:3:1Job.21.3.W1TAB
שָׂ֭אוּנִי
sauni
“bear with me”
- Transliteration
- sa-U-ni
- Extended
- saa-OO-nee
- IPA
- /sɔːˈʔuː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- bear with me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-U-ni
- clause
sa-U-ni ve-a-no-KHI a-da-BER
- sentence
sa-U-ni ve-a-no-KHI a-da-BER ve-a-KHAR dab-be-RI tal-e-IG
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Qal imperative sauni {שָׂ֭אוּנִי | sā’û-nî} expressing a request for patient attention.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–shin–aleph
“to lift, carry, heed”
In context — Job 21:3
Bear with me, and I will speak ; and after I have spoken, you may mock .
About this coordinate
Job 21:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:3, so the Hebrew word שָׂ֭אוּנִי (sauni) 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.21.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.3.W1.S1) and character.