Job 21:33:7Job.21.33.W7TAB
וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו
ulefanav
“and before him”
- Transliteration
- u-le-fa-NA-v
- Extended
- oo-leh-faa-NA-v
- IPA
- /uːləfaːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and before him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
u-le-fa-NA-v
- clause
u-le-fa-NA-v EN mis-PAR
- 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 final u-lefanav ein mispar {וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ן מִסְפָּֽר | ū-lə-pā-nāw ʾêyn mis-p̄ār} juxtaposes a negative existential preceding the noun ‘number’, producing a striking image of innumerable ranks. The Hebrew structure uses construct chains and repeated perfect/imperfect forms to emphasize ongoing motion and accumulation.
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 21:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 21:33, so the Hebrew word וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו (ulefanav) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.33.W7.S1) and character.