Job 21:7:6Job.21.7.W6TAB
חָֽיִל׃
khayil
“in wealth or strength”
- Transliteration
- KHA-yil
- Extended
- KHAA-yihl
- IPA
- /ˈħaːjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- in wealth or strength
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
KHA-yil
- phraseyour reading level
gam-GA-vru KHA-yil
- 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 clause concludes with khayil {חָֽיִל | ḥāyil} ‘strength,’ conveying both power and capacity. The sequence moves from ongoing action to completed triumph, heightening the tension over unjust prosperity.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–yod–lamed
“strength, valor”
In context — Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live on, grow old, and also become mighty in strength ?
About this coordinate
Job 21:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 21:7, so the Hebrew word חָֽיִל׃ (khayil) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.7.W6.S1) and character.