Job 13:3:5Job.13.3.W5TAB
וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ
vehokhea
“and to argue or reprove”
- Transliteration
- ve-ho-KHE-a
- Extended
- veh-hoh-KHEH-ah
- IPA
- /wəhoːˈχeː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to argue or reprove
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ho-KHE-a
- clause
ve-ho-KHE-a el-EL e-khe-FATS
- sentence
u-LAM a-NI el-sha-DAI a-da-BER ve-ho-KHE-a el-EL e-khe-FATS
Exegesis
The second clause uses the volitional verb ekhpatz {אֶחְפָּץ | ʾeḥpāṣ} ‘I desire’ with the Hiphil infinitive ve-hocheach {וְהוֹכֵחַ | wə-hôkēaḥ} ‘to argue,’ forming a purposive expression.
In context — Job 13:3
Yet I will speak to the Almighty , and I earnestly desire to reason with God .
About this coordinate
Job 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 13:3, so the Hebrew word וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ (vehokhea) 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.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.3.W5.S1) and character.