Job 22:14:1Job.22.14.W1TAB
עָבִ֣ים
avim
“clouds”
- Transliteration
- A-vim
- Extended
- AA-vihm
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- clouds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-vim
- clause
A-vim SE-ter-lo ve-LO yir-e
- sentence
A-vim SE-ter-lo ve-LO yir-e ve-KHUG sha-MA-yim yit-hal-LAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun avim {עָבִים | ʾā·vîm} ‘thick clouds’ functioning as the subject, followed by the construct seter-lō {סֵתֶר־לוֹ | sə·ṯer-lō} ‘hiding place for him’, forming a metaphor of divine concealment.
Root and etymology
ʿ–b–m
“to be thick, clouded”
In context — Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him , so that He does not see; and in the circuit of the heavens He walks about .
About this coordinate
Job 22:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:14, so the Hebrew word עָבִ֣ים (avim) 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.22.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.14.W1.S1) and character.