Job 13:28:2Job.13.28.W2TAB
כְּרָקָ֣ב
kerakav
“like rottenness”
- Transliteration
- ke-ra-KAV
- Extended
- keh-raa-KAAV
- IPA
- /kəraːˈqaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- like rottenness
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ra-KAV
- clause
ve-HU ke-ra-KAV yiv-le
- sentence
ve-HU ke-ra-KAV yiv-le ke-VE-ged a-kha-LO ASH
Exegesis
Two parallel similes introduced by ke-—kerakav {כְּרָקָב | kə-rā-qāḇ} ‘like decay’ and keveged {כְּבֶגֶד | kə-ḇe-geḏ} ‘like a garment’—create cumulative imagery of deterioration.
Root and etymology
RootResh–Qof–Bet
“decay”
In context — Job 13:28
And he will waste away like rot, like a garment consumed by a moth.
About this coordinate
Job 13:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 13:28, so the Hebrew word כְּרָקָ֣ב (kerakav) 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.13.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.28.W2.S1) and character.