A term meaning 'my father,' used either as a vocative address or possessive designation. Job 34:36 is textually complex, with this form possibly functioning as an interjection ('O my father') or as part of the verb 'I entreat.' The BDB suggests it may be a dialectical form expressing entreaty: 'Would that Job were tried!' The multilingual evidence shows interpretive variation, with some treating it as kinship language and others as an expression of wish or prayer.