Job 14:20:1Job.14.20.W1TAB
תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ
titkefehu
“you overpower him”
- Transliteration
- tit-ke-FE-hu
- Extended
- tihth-keh-FEH-hoo
- IPA
- /tit.qəˈfeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you overpower him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tit-ke-FE-hu
- clause
tit-ke-FE-hu la-NE-tsakh va-ya-ha-LOKH
- sentence
tit-ke-FE-hu la-NE-tsakh va-ya-ha-LOKH me-sha-NE pa-NAIV vat-te-shal-LE-khe-hu
Exegesis
The verb titkefehu {תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ | tiṯqəp̄ēhû} opens as a Qal imperfect with pronominal suffix, highlighting God’s decisive action.
Root and etymology
ת־ק־ף
“to be strong, overpower”
In context — Job 14:20
You overpower him forever , and he goes ; changing his face, You send him away.
About this coordinate
Job 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:20, so the Hebrew word תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ (titkefehu) 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.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.20.W1.S1) and character.