Job 13:15:6Job.13.15.W6TAB
אַךְ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י
akhderakhai
“surely my ways”
- Transliteration
- AKH-de-ra-KHAI
- Extended
- AHKHeh-deh-raa-KHAA-ee
- IPA
- /ʔax.dəraːˈxaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely my ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AKH-de-ra-KHAI
- clause
AKH-de-ra-KHAI el-pa-NAIV o-KHI-akh
- sentence
HEN yik-te-LE-ni LO LO a-ya-KHEL AKH-de-ra-KHAI el-pa-NAIV o-KHI-akh
Exegesis
The adversative akh {אַךְ | ʾaḵ} signals intensification leading into akh-derakhai {אַךְ־דְּרָכַי | ʾaḵ-dərāḵay} ‘surely my ways’, highlighting Job’s integrity.
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 13:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 13:15, so the Hebrew word אַךְ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י (akhderakhai) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.15.W6.S1) and character.