Job 13:19:4Job.13.19.W4TAB
כִּֽי־עַתָּ֖ה
kiata
“for now”
- Transliteration
- ki-a-TA
- Extended
- kee-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /kiː.ʕatˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-a-TA
- clause
ki-a-TA a-kha-RISH ve-eg-VA
- sentence
mi-HU ya-RIV im-MA-di ki-a-TA a-kha-RISH ve-eg-VA
Exegesis
The particle sequence ki-attah {כִּי־עַתָּה | kî-ʿattâ} ‘for now’ introduces Job’s stated consequence or reasoning: in the present situation, he is ready to fall silent. The closing verb pair ʾaḥărîš …
In context — Job 13:19
Who is he who will contend with me? For now, I will be silent and I will expire.
About this coordinate
Job 13:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 13:19, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־עַתָּ֖ה (kiata) 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.13.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.19.W4.S1) and character.