Job 13:27:6Job.13.27.W6TAB
עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁ֥י
alshorshe
“upon the roots of”
- Transliteration
- al-shor-SHE
- Extended
- ahl-shor-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʃɔrˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the roots of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-shor-SHE
- phraseyour reading level
al-shor-SHE rag-LAI
- clause
al-shor-SHE rag-LAI tit-khak-KE
- sentence
ve-ta-SEM ba-SAD rag-LAI ve-tish-MOR kol-OR-kho-TAI al-shor-SHE rag-LAI tit-khak-KE
Exegesis
The final clause fronts al-sharshe raglay {עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁי רַגְלַי | ʿal-šāršê raglay} “upon the roots of my feet” before tithakkeh {תִּתְחַקֶּה | tit-ḥaq-qeh} “You mark,” highlighting that even the lowliest point is not beyond inspection.
Root and etymology
“root, base”
In context — Job 13:27
You set my feet in the stocks and keep watch over all my paths; You mark the soles of my feet.
About this coordinate
Job 13:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 13:27, so the Hebrew word עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁ֥י (alshorshe) 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.13.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.27.W6.S1) and character.