Job 13:24:1Job.13.24.W1TAB
לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ
lamafanekha
“why your face”
- Transliteration
- la-MA-fa-NE-kha
- Extended
- laa-MAH-fah-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /laːmˈmaː.ˈfaːnɛxɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- why your face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-MA-fa-NE-kha
- clause
la-MA-fa-NE-kha tas-TIR
- sentence
la-MA-fa-NE-kha tas-TIR ve-takh-she-VE-ni le-O-yEV LAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative lammah-panekha {לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ | lām-māh-pā-ne-kā} ‘why Your face’, using “face” as a relational metaphor for accessible presence and favorable regard.
Root and etymology
consonantsPeh–Nun–Heh
“face, turning presence”
In context — Job 13:24
Why do You hide Your face, and consider me an enemy to You?
About this coordinate
Job 13:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:24, so the Hebrew word לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ (lamafanekha) 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.13.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.24.W1.S1) and character.