Job 21:33:1Job.21.33.W1TAB
מָֽתְקוּ־ל֗וֹ
matkelulo
“they are sweet to him”
- Transliteration
- mat-ke-LU-lo
- Extended
- maat-keh-LOO-loh
- IPA
- /mɔːθ.qəˈluː.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are sweet to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-ke-LU-lo
- clause
mat-ke-LU-lo rig-VE na-KHAL ve-a-kha-RA-v kal-a-DAM yim-SHOKH
- sentence
mat-ke-LU-lo rig-VE na-KHAL ve-a-kha-RA-v kal-a-DAM yim-SHOKH u-le-fa-NA-v EN mis-PAR
Exegesis
The verb matku {מָֽתְקוּ | mā-tə-qû} ‘they are sweet’ personifies the earth, linking rigvei nachal {רִגְבֵ֫י נָ֥חַל | rig-vê nā-ḥal} ‘clods of the valley’ to lo {ל֗וֹ | lō} ‘to him’.
Root and etymology
m-t-qmem–tav–qof
“to be sweet, pleasant”
In context — Job 21:33
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; after him every person will follow , and before him there is no number.
About this coordinate
Job 21:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:33, so the Hebrew word מָֽתְקוּ־ל֗וֹ (matkelulo) 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.21.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.33.W1.S1) and character.