Job 32:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלִיה֗וּא כִּ֘י אֵ֤ין מַעֲנֶ֗ה בְּ֭פִי שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיִּ֥חַר אַפּֽוֹ׃ פ

Transliteration

And wayyarʾ ʾĕlîhûʾ that kî ʾên maʿăneh in bəp̄î three šəlōšet hāʾănāšîm and wayyiḥar ʾappô

Grammar Details

• *wayyarʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and saw
• *ʾĕlîhûʾ*: proper noun - Elihu
• *kî*: conjunction - that
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there is no
• *maʿăneh*: noun masculine singular - answer
• *bəp̄î*: preposition bet + noun masculine singular construct - in mouth of
• *šəlōšet*: cardinal number feminine singular construct - three of
• *hāʾănāšîm*: definite article + noun masculine plural - the men
• *wayyiḥar*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and burned
• *ʾappô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anger

Word Meanings

• *wayyarʾ*: he saw/he perceived/he noticed
• *ʾên maʿăneh*: there was no answer/there was no response
• *bəp̄î*: in the mouth of/in the speech of
• *wayyiḥar ʾappô*: his anger burned/he became angry

Referenced Verses

• Exod 32:19 : 19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
• Job 32:2 : 2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.