Job 22:19:5Job.22.19.W5TAB
יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃
yilaglamo
“mocks at them”
- Transliteration
- yil-aG-la-MO
- Extended
- yihl-ahg-laa-MOH
- IPA
- /jilˈʕaɣ.laːˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- mocks at them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yil-aG-la-MO
- clause
ve-na-KI yil-aG-la-MO
- sentence
yir-E-u tsa-di-KIM ve-yis-ma-KHU ve-na-KI yil-aG-la-MO
Exegesis
The verb yil’ag-lamo {יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ | yilʿag-lāmô} ‘he will mock at them’ employs a singular form with a plural suffix, likely a collective singular. The parallel structure between seeing/rejoicing and mocking underscores the contrasting responses of the two groups.
In context — Job 22:19
The righteous will see it and rejoice, and the innocent will mock them.
About this coordinate
Job 22:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 22:19, so the Hebrew word יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃ (yilaglamo) 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.22.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.19.W5.S1) and character.