Job 22:15:6Job.22.15.W6TAB
מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃
meteaven
“men of iniquity or trouble”
- Transliteration
- me-TE-A-ven
- Extended
- meh-TEE-AA-vehhn
- IPA
- /məteː.ˈʔaː.vɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of iniquity or trouble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-TE-A-ven
- phraseyour reading level
dar-KHU me-TE-A-ven
- clause
a-SHER dar-KHU me-TE-A-ven
- sentence
ha-O-rakh o-LAM tish-MOR a-SHER dar-KHU me-TE-A-ven
Exegesis
The construct chain metei-aven {מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן | mĕ-ṯê-’ā-ven} ‘men of iniquity’ highlights moral corruption. By preserving the Hebrew’s interrogative order and placing the relative clause at the end, the English retains the original emphasis.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ן
“wickedness, trouble”
In context — Job 22:15
Will you keep the everlasting path that men of iniquity have walked ?
About this coordinate
Job 22:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 22:15, so the Hebrew word מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃ (meteaven) 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.22.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.15.W6.S1) and character.