Job 21:33:4Job.21.33.W4TAB
וְ֭אַחֲרָיו
veakharav
“and after him”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-kha-RA-v
- Extended
- veh-ah-khah-RAA-v
- IPA
- /wəʔaħəˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and after him
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-kha-RA-v
- phraseyour reading level
rig-VE na-KHAL ve-a-kha-RA-v kal-a-DAM yim-SHOKH
- 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 second clause ve-acharav kol-adam yimshokh {וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כָּל־אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ | wə-’aḥ-ă-rāw kol-’ā-ḏām yim-šō-ḵ} combines a prepositional phrase with kol-adam ‘every person’ and the imperfect verb to express continued following.
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 21:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 21:33, so the Hebrew word וְ֭אַחֲרָיו (veakharav) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.33.W4.S1) and character.