Job 22:3:2Job.22.3.W2TAB
לְ֭שַׁדַּי
leshadai
“to the Almighty”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-DAI
- Extended
- leh-shah-DAI
- IPA
- /ləʃadˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Almighty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sha-DAI
- clause
ha-KHE-fets le-sha-DAI KI tits-DAK
- sentence
ha-KHE-fets le-sha-DAI KI tits-DAK ve-im-BE-tsa ki-ta-TEM de-ra-KHE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase le-shadday {לְ֭שַׁדַּי | le-shadday | lə-šad-dāy} “to the Almighty” frames the address.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–dalet–dalet
“to overpower”
In context — Job 22:3
Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous? Or any profit if you make your ways blameless?
About this coordinate
Job 22:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 22:3, so the Hebrew word לְ֭שַׁדַּי (leshadai) 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.22.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.3.W2.S1) and character.