Job 21:8:1Job.21.8.W1TAB
זַרְעָ֤ם
zaram
“their seed or offspring”
- Transliteration
- ZAR-am
- Extended
- ZAHR-aam
- IPA
- /ˈzar.ʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their seed or offspring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZAR-am
- clause
ZAR-am na-KHON lif-ne-HEM im-MAM
- sentence
ZAR-am na-KHON lif-ne-HEM im-MAM ve-tse-e-tsa-e-HEM le-e-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject zar‘am {זַרְעָם | zārʿām} ‘their seed’ fronted for emphasis, followed by the participle nakhon {נָכוֹן | nākhōn} ‘is established’ as the predicate.
Root and etymology
z-r-‘
“to sow; seed”
In context — Job 21:8
Their seed stands firm before them and with them, and their offspring are before their eyes .
About this coordinate
Job 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:8, so the Hebrew word זַרְעָ֤ם (zaram) 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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.8.W1.S1) and character.