Job 13:25:4Job.13.25.W4TAB
וְאֶת־קַ֖שׁ
veetkash
“and {the} chaff”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-kash
- Extended
- veh-EET-kahsh
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.qaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and {the} chaff
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-kash
- clause
ve-ET-kash ya-VESH tir-DOF
- sentence
he-a-LE nid-DAF ta-a-ROTS ve-ET-kash ya-VESH tir-DOF
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this syntactic pattern: the coordinator wə-ʾeṯ-qāš {וְאֶת־קַשׁ | wə-ʾeṯ-qāš} ‘and (direct object) chaff’ precedes the adjective yāvēš {יָבֵ֣שׁ | yāvēš} ‘dry’ before tirdōp̄ {תִּרְדֹּֽף | tirdōp̄} ‘pursue’. Both verbs are in the Qal imperfect, indicating ongoing or contemplated action in rhetorical questions. The fronting of light, ephemeral imagery (leaf, chaff) heightens the sense of disproportionate treatment, reflecting Job’s challenge to divine justice.
Root and etymology
ק־שׁ־שׁ
“stubble”
In context — Job 13:25
Will You terrify a driven leaf? And will You pursue dry chaff ?
About this coordinate
Job 13:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 13:25, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־קַ֖שׁ (veetkash) 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.13.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.25.W4.S1) and character.