Job 15:16:1Job.15.16.W1TAB
אַ֭ף
af
“indeed or how much more”
- Transliteration
- AF
- Extended
- AHF
- IPA
- /ʔaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- indeed or how much more
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AF
- clause
AF KI-nit-e-AV ve-ne-e-LAKH
- sentence
AF KI-nit-e-AV ve-ne-e-LAKH ISH-sho-TE kha-ma-YIM a-VE-la
Exegesis
The line opens with af {אַ֭ף | ʾap̄} ‘indeed’, an intensifier that pushes a conclusion forward.
In context — Job 15:16
Indeed, how much more detestable and corrupt is a man who drinks iniquity like water.
About this coordinate
Job 15:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:16, so the Hebrew word אַ֭ף (af) 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.15.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.16.W1.S1) and character.