Job 13:4:3Job.13.4.W3TAB
טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר
tofeleishaker
“smearers of falsehood”
- Transliteration
- to-fe-LEI-sha-KER
- Extended
- toh-feh-LEE-shah-KEHR
- IPA
- /toːf.leː.ʃaˈqɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- smearers of falsehood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-fe-LEI-sha-KER
- phraseyour reading level
a-TEM to-fe-LEI-sha-KER
- clause
ve-u-LAM a-TEM to-fe-LEI-sha-KER
- sentence
ve-u-LAM a-TEM to-fe-LEI-sha-KER ro-fe-EI e-LIL khul-le-KHEM
Exegesis
A verbless clause implies “are,” and the coordinated participles link toflei-shaqer {טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר | ṭōp̄lê-šāqer} ‘smearers of falsehood’ and rofei elil {רֹפְאֵ֖י אֱלִ֣ל | rōp̄əʾê ʾĕlîl} ‘healers of worthlessness’ as twofold metaphors: deceptive coating and failed healing.
Root and etymology
ט־פ־ל
“to smear, coat”
In context — Job 13:4
But you are smearers of falsehood—healers of nothingness , all of you.
About this coordinate
Job 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 13:4, so the Hebrew word טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר (tofeleishaker) 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.13.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.4.W3.S1) and character.