Job 21:7:4Job.21.7.W4TAB
עָ֝תְק֗וּ
ateku
“do they become old”
- Transliteration
- a-te-KU
- Extended
- aa-teh-KOO
- IPA
- /ʕoːtəˈquː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do they become old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-te-KU
- clause
a-te-KU gam-GA-vru KHA-yil
- sentence
mad-DU-a re-sha-IM yikh-YU a-te-KU gam-GA-vru KHA-yil
Exegesis
The perfect atku {עָ֝תְקוּ | ʿāṯqû} ‘grow old’ and the perfect gaveru {גָּ֥בְרוּ | gāḇərû} ‘prevail’ form a parallel clause linked by gam {גַּם | gam} ‘also, even,’ underscoring accumulating advantage.
In context — Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live on, grow old, and also become mighty in strength ?
About this coordinate
Job 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 21:7, so the Hebrew word עָ֝תְק֗וּ (ateku) 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.21.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.7.W4.S1) and character.