Job 21:34:1Job.21.34.W1TAB
וְ֭אֵיךְ
veekh
“and how”
- Transliteration
- ve-EKH
- Extended
- veh-EEKH
- IPA
- /wəˈʔeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and how
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EKH
- clause
ve-EKH te-na-kha-MU-ni HA-vel
- sentence
ve-EKH te-na-kha-MU-ni HA-vel u-te-shu-vo-TE-khem nish-AR-MA-al
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative ve'ekh {וְאֵיךְ | wəʾêykh} ‘and how’, posing a direct challenge, followed by the Piel imperfect tenachamuni {תְּנַחֲמוּנִי | tənaḥāmûnî} ‘you comfort me’, which directly addresses Job’s friends.
In context — Job 21:34
And how can you comfort me with emptiness ? And your answers remain only deceit .
About this coordinate
Job 21:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:34, so the Hebrew word וְ֭אֵיךְ (veekh) 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.21.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.34.W1.S1) and character.