Job 13:9:4Job.13.9.W4TAB
אִם־כְּהָתֵ֥ל
imkehatel
“or can you mock”
- Transliteration
- IM-ke-ha-TEL
- Extended
- ihm-keh-haa-TEEL
- IPA
- /ʔim.kəhaːˈteːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- or can you mock
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
IM-ke-ha-TEL
- phraseyour reading level
IM-ke-ha-TEL be-e-NOSH
- clause
IM-ke-ha-TEL be-e-NOSH te-ha-TEL-lu VO
- sentence
ha-TOV KI-yakh-KOR et-KHEM IM-ke-ha-TEL be-e-NOSH te-ha-TEL-lu VO
Exegesis
The second clause is coordinated by the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘or if’, followed by the Hifil infinitive construct kehātel {כְּהָתֵל | kə-hā-ṯēl} ‘like deceiving’ and the Hifil imperfect tehātellu {תְּהָתֵלּוּ | tə-hā-ṯēl-lû} ‘will you deceive’, drawing an analogy with human action be’enosh {בֶּאֱנוֹשׁ | bə-ʾe-nôš} ‘with a mortal man’.
Root and etymology
h-t-lHeh–Tav–Lamed
“to deceive, mislead”
In context — Job 13:9
Is it good that He examines you? Or, as one deceives a mortal , will you deceive Him?
About this coordinate
Job 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 13:9, so the Hebrew word אִם־כְּהָתֵ֥ל (imkehatel) 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.13.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.9.W4.S1) and character.