Job 13:2:1Job.13.2.W1TAB
כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם
kedatekhem
“according to your knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ke-da-te-KHEM
- Extended
- keh-dah-teh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /kədaʕ.təˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to your knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-da-te-KHEM
- clause
ke-da-te-KHEM ya-DA-ti gam-a-NI
- sentence
ke-da-te-KHEM ya-DA-ti gam-a-NI lo-no-FEL a-no-KHI mi-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the comparative phrase keda'tekhem {כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם | kə-daʿ-tə-ḵem} ‘according to your knowledge,’ marking the standard against which Job’s assertion is measured.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know”
In context — Job 13:2
According to your knowledge, I also know; I do not lag behind you.
About this coordinate
Job 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:2, so the Hebrew word כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם (kedatekhem) 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.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.2.W1.S1) and character.