Job 15:18:1Job.15.18.W1TAB
אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִ֥ים
asherkhakhamim
“which wise men”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- ah-sher-khah-khah-MEEM
- IPA
- /ʔă.ʃɛr.ħa.χaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- which wise men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-kha-kha-MIM
- clause
a-sher-kha-kha-MIM ya-GI-du
- sentence
a-sher-kha-kha-MIM ya-GI-du ve-LO khi-kha-DU me-a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The line is introduced by the relative marker asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} “what/which,” signaling a dependent clause that points back to an implied antecedent in the surrounding discourse. The maqqef-bound opening (אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִים) tightly links the relative to its subject, foregrounding the authority of “wise men” as the source of the testimony.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–kaf–mem
“be wise, be skilled”
In context — Job 15:18
What wise men declare, they do not hide from their fathers.
About this coordinate
Job 15:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:18, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִ֥ים (asherkhakhamim) 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.15.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.18.W1.S1) and character.