Job 22:7:1Job.22.7.W1TAB
לֹא־מַ֭יִם
lomayim
“no water”
- Transliteration
- LO-ma-YIM
- Extended
- LOH-mah-YEEM
- IPA
- /loː.maˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- no water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-ma-YIM
- clause
LO-ma-YIM a-YEF tash-ke
- sentence
LO-ma-YIM a-YEF tash-ke u-me-ra-EV tim-na-la-KHEM
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ establishes a clear denial.
Fronting the direct objects mayim {מַיִם | māyim} ‘water’ and lechem {לָחֶם | lāḥem} ‘bread’ emphasizes the essential needs denied.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water, waters”
In context — Job 22:7
You did not give water to the weary , and from the hungry you withheld bread .
About this coordinate
Job 22:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:7, so the Hebrew word לֹא־מַ֭יִם (lomayim) 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.22.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.7.W1.S1) and character.