Job 22:3:5Job.22.3.W5TAB
וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע
veimbetsa
“and if gain”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-BE-tsa
- Extended
- veh-ihm-BEH-tsah
- IPA
- /vəʔimˈbɛ.tsɑʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if gain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-BE-tsa
- clause
ve-im-BE-tsa ki-ta-TEM de-ra-KHE-kha
- sentence
ha-KHE-fets le-sha-DAI KI tits-DAK ve-im-BE-tsa ki-ta-TEM de-ra-KHE-kha
Exegesis
The second question mirrors this with ve-im-betsa {וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע | ve-im-betsa | wə-ʾim-bě-ṣaʿ} “and if gain,” highlighting human benefit, followed by ki-tattem {כִּֽי־תַתֵּ֥ם | ki-tat-tem | kî-ˌtat-tem} “if you are blameless” governing derakheka {דְּרָכֶֽיךָ | dera-khe-kha | də-ˈrā-ḵe-khā} “your ways.” This parallel structure contrasts divine satisfaction with human profit, preserving the Hebrew interrogative and conditional force in English.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–tsade–ayin
“to cut off; gain”
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 22:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 22:3, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע (veimbetsa) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.3.W5.S1) and character.