Job 39:3:2Job.39.3.W2TAB
יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן
yaldehen
“their young, their offspring”
- Transliteration
- yal-de-HE-n
- Extended
- yahl-dee-HEHN
- IPA
- /jal.deːˈhɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- their young, their offspring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yal-de-HE-n
- clause
tik-ra-NA yal-de-HE-n te-fal-LAKH-na
- sentence
tik-ra-NA yal-de-HE-n te-fal-LAKH-na khev-le-HE-m te-shal-LAKH-na
Exegesis
The verse opens with tikraʿnā {תִּכְרַעְנָה | tikraʿnā} ‘they crouch down’ followed by the construct yaldeihem {יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן | yaldēhem} ‘their young,’ forming a temporal-stative clause that foregrounds the animals’ posture.
Root and etymology
y-l-dy–l–d
“to bear”
In context — Job 39:3
They crouch down to give birth to their young; they bear their offspring and release their birth-pangs.
About this coordinate
Job 39:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 39:3, so the Hebrew word יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן (yaldehen) 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.39.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.39.3.W2.S1) and character.