Job 14:16:1Job.14.16.W1TAB
כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה
kiata
“for now”
- Transliteration
- ki-A-ta
- Extended
- KI-AA-tah
- IPA
- /kiː.ʕatˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-A-ta
- clause
ki-A-ta tse-a-DAI tis-pe-OR
- sentence
ki-A-ta tse-a-DAI tis-pe-OR lo-tish-MOR al-kha-ta-TI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction and temporal adverb ki-atah {כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה | kî-ʿattâ} ‘for now’, framing the immediate context of the plea.
In context — Job 14:16
For now You count my steps; You do not keep watch over my sin.
About this coordinate
Job 14:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:16, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה (kiata) 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.14.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.16.W1.S1) and character.