Job 13:3:7Job.13.3.W7TAB
אֶחְפָּֽץ׃
ekhefats
“I desire”
- Transliteration
- e-khe-FATS
- Extended
- eh-kheh-FAHTS
- IPA
- /ʔɛħˈpɔːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- I desire
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-khe-FATS
- phraseyour reading level
el-EL e-khe-FATS
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–pe–tsade
“to delight”
In context — Job 13:3
Yet I will speak to the Almighty , and I earnestly desire to reason with God .
About this coordinate
Job 13:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 13:3, so the Hebrew word אֶחְפָּֽץ׃ (ekhefats) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.3.W7.S1) and character.