Job 13:15:2Job.13.15.W2TAB
יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי
yikteleni
“he will kill me”
- Transliteration
- yik-te-LE-ni
- Extended
- yihk-teh-LEE-nee
- IPA
- /jiq.təˈleː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will kill me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yik-te-LE-ni
- clause
HEN yik-te-LE-ni LO LO a-ya-KHEL
- sentence
HEN yik-te-LE-ni LO LO a-ya-KHEL AKH-de-ra-KHAI el-pa-NAIV o-KHI-akh
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yikteleni {יִקְטְלֵנִי | yiqṭəlēnî} ‘he will slay me’ presents a stark hypothetical emphasizing divine power over life.
In context — Job 13:15
Behold, though He slay me, yet I will hope in Him; surely I will argue my ways to His face.
About this coordinate
Job 13:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 13:15, so the Hebrew word יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי (yikteleni) 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.13.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.15.W2.S1) and character.