Job 21:3:6Job.21.3.W6TAB
תַלְעִֽיג׃
taleig
“mock”
- Transliteration
- tal-e-IG
- Extended
- tahl-eh-EEG
- IPA
- /tal.ʕiːɡ/
Meaning by language
- English
- mock
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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Word in context
- word
tal-e-IG
- phraseyour reading level
dab-be-RI tal-e-IG
- clause
ve-a-KHAR dab-be-RI tal-e-IG
- sentence
sa-U-ni ve-a-no-KHI a-da-BER ve-a-KHAR dab-be-RI tal-e-IG
Exegesis
The final imperfect tal’ig {תַלְעִֽיג | tal-’îg} grants permission for derision. This progression—entreaty, proclamation, and concession—reflects Job’s rhetorical strategy of commanding patience before accepting mockery.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–ayin–gimel
“to mock, deride”
In context — Job 21:3
Bear with me, and I will speak ; and after I have spoken, you may mock .
About this coordinate
Job 21:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 21:3, so the Hebrew word תַלְעִֽיג׃ (taleig) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.3.W6.S1) and character.