Job 21:34:3Job.21.34.W3TAB
הָ֑בֶל
havel
“emptiness or vanity”
- Transliteration
- HA-vel
- Extended
- HAA-veh l
- IPA
- /ˈhaːvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- emptiness or vanity
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HA-vel
- 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 noun havel {הָבֶל | ḥā·ḇel} ‘emptiness’ underscores the vacuity of their consolation.
Root and etymology
h-b-l
“vapor, breath, nothingness”
In context — Job 21:34
And how can you comfort me with emptiness ? And your answers remain only deceit .
About this coordinate
Job 21:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:34, so the Hebrew word הָ֑בֶל (havel) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.34.W3.S1) and character.