Job 13:15:7Job.13.15.W7TAB
אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו
elpanaiv
“to his face”
- Transliteration
- el-pa-NAIV
- Extended
- ehl-paa-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.paːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his face
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
el-pa-NAIV
- phraseyour reading level
el-pa-NAIV o-KHI-akh
- 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 prepositional phrase el-panav {אֶל־פָּנָיו | ʾel-pānāw} ‘to his face’ underscores a direct confrontation, and the Hiphil imperfect okhiach {אוֹכִיחַ | ʾôḵîaḥ} ‘I will argue’ frames Job’s defense in legal terms before the divine judge.
Root and etymology
consonantspeh–nun–heh
“face, presence”
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 13:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו (elpanaiv) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.15.W7.S1) and character.