Job 14:17:3Job.14.17.W3TAB
פִּשְׁעִ֑י
pishei
“my transgression”
- Transliteration
- pish-e-I
- Extended
- pihsh-eh-EE
- IPA
- /piʃ.ʕiːˈ/
Meaning by language
- English
- my transgression
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pish-e-I
- clause
KHA-tum bits-ROR pish-e-I
- sentence
KHA-tum bits-ROR pish-e-I va-tit-POl al-a-vo-NI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the fronted participle khatum {חָתֻם | ḥāṯûm} ‘sealed’, which functions as a passive descriptor of the object pish‘i {פִּשְׁעִי | piš‘î} ‘my transgression.’
Root and etymology
p-š-‘peh–shin–ayin
“to rebel, transgress”
In context — Job 14:17
My transgression is sealed in a bundle , and You cover over my iniquity.
About this coordinate
Job 14:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 14:17, so the Hebrew word פִּשְׁעִ֑י (pishei) 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.14.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.17.W3.S1) and character.