Job 14:5:7Job.14.5.W7TAB
חֻקָּ֥יו
khukkav
“his limits”
- Transliteration
- khuk-KAV
- Extended
- khuhk-KAAV
- IPA
- /ħuqqˈaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his limits
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khuk-KAV
- phraseyour reading level
kho-KO khuk-KAV a-SI-ta
- clause
kho-KO khuk-KAV a-SI-ta ve-LO ya-a-VOR
- sentence
IM kha-ru-TSIM ya-MAV mis-pa-r-kho-da-SHAV it-TAKH kho-KO khuk-KAV a-SI-ta ve-LO ya-a-VOR
Exegesis
chukkav {חקו חֻקָּ֥יו | ḥūq-qô ḥuqqā-yaw} ‘decree …
Root and etymology
Rootchet–qof–qof
“to inscribe, decree”
In context — Job 14:5
Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with You , You have appointed his boundary , and he cannot pass beyond it.
About this coordinate
Job 14:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 14:5, so the Hebrew word חֻקָּ֥יו (khukkav) 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.14.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.5.W7.S1) and character.