Job 22:12:1Job.22.12.W1TAB
הֲֽלֹא־אֱ֭לוֹהַּ
haloeloakh
“is it not God”
- Transliteration
- ha-LO-e-lo-AKH
- Extended
- hah-LOH-eh-loh-AKH
- IPA
- /hăloː.ʔɛˈloː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- is it not God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LO-e-lo-AKH
- clause
ha-LO-e-lo-AKH GO-va sha-MA-yim
- sentence
ha-LO-e-lo-AKH GO-va sha-MA-yim u-re-E ROSH kho-kha-VIM ki-RA-mu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative particle halo {הֲֽלֹא־ | hă-lōʾ} ‘is it not’, framing a rhetorical question.
The divine name Eloah {אֱלוֹהַּ | ʾĕ-lō-hâ} functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God”
In context — Job 22:12
Is it not God in the heights of heaven? And look at the highest stars, for they are exalted.
About this coordinate
Job 22:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:12, so the Hebrew word הֲֽלֹא־אֱ֭לוֹהַּ (haloeloakh) 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.22.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.12.W1.S1) and character.