Job 15:12:1Job.15.12.W1TAB
מַה־יִּקָּחֲךָ֥
mayikkhakha
“what takes you”
- Transliteration
- ma-yik-KHA-kha
- Extended
- mah-yik-KAA-khah
- IPA
- /ma.jiqˈqaːħă.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what takes you
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-yik-KHA-kha
- clause
ma-yik-KHA-kha lib-BE-kha
- sentence
ma-yik-KHA-kha lib-BE-kha u-ma-yir-ze-MUN e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel interrogative cola each introduced by mah {מַה | māh} ‘what’, functioning as a rhetorical challenge.
The first cola centers on yiqqachakha {יִּקָּחֲךָ | yiqqāḥăkā} ‘takes you’, with libbekha {לִבֶּךָ | libbekā} ‘your heart’ placed postverbally to highlight its motivating force.
In context — Job 15:12
What is it that your heart carries you away, and what is it that your eyes flash?
About this coordinate
Job 15:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:12, so the Hebrew word מַה־יִּקָּחֲךָ֥ (mayikkhakha) 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.15.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.12.W1.S1) and character.