אָבִי
a.veh
H0015
H:N-F
Hebrew
oh that!
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
a.veh is an interjection introducing a wish that Job be tested fully.
Attested as an interjection introducing an earnest wish: Job 34:36 voices the desire that Job be tested to the limit.
Senses in use
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Interjection introducing an earnest wish · dominant
The form is tagged as a particle and interjection in Job 34:36, where it introduces the wish concerning Job's being tested to the limit. In Job 34:36 the APB renders the clause, "Oh, that Job were tested to the limit."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 34:36, the APB presents the interjection with "Oh, that" before the wish.