Job 22:29:3Job.22.29.W3TAB
גֵּוָ֑ה
geva
“pride or exaltation”
- Transliteration
- GE-va
- Extended
- GEE-vaah
- IPA
- /ɡeːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- pride or exaltation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
GE-va
- clause
ki-hish-PI-lu va-TO-mer GE-va
- sentence
ki-hish-PI-lu va-TO-mer GE-va ve-SHAKH e-NA-yim yo-SHI-a
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | wattō’mer} ‘and you said’ transitions to direct speech, marking gevah {גֵּוָה | gêwâ} ‘pride’ as the quoted term.
Root and etymology
gimel–bet–heh
“to be high, proud”
In context — Job 22:29
For when they are brought low and you say, “It is pride,” then He will save those with modest perspective .
About this coordinate
Job 22:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 22:29, so the Hebrew word גֵּוָ֑ה (geva) 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.22.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.29.W3.S1) and character.