Job 15:18:4Job.15.18.W4TAB
כִֽ֝חֲד֗וּ
khikhadu
“they have hidden”
- Transliteration
- khi-kha-DU
- Extended
- khih-khah-DOO
- IPA
- /χi.ħăˈðuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have hidden
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-kha-DU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO khi-kha-DU
- clause
ve-LO khi-kha-DU me-a-vo-TAM
- sentence
a-sher-kha-kha-MIM ya-GI-du ve-LO khi-kha-DU me-a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The coordination velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} followed by the perfect in the intensive stem, kichadu {כִֽ֝חֲד֗וּ | kiḥădû}, forms a strong antithetical pairing: proclamation is matched by non-concealment, emphasizing transparency.
Root and etymology
consonantskaf–chet–dalet
“hide, conceal”
In context — Job 15:18
What wise men declare, they do not hide from their fathers.
About this coordinate
Job 15:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 15:18, so the Hebrew word כִֽ֝חֲד֗וּ (khikhadu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.18.W4.S1) and character.