Job 15:21:1Job.15.21.W1TAB
קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים
kolpekhadim
“sound of dreads or terrors”
- Transliteration
- KOL-pe-kha-DIM
- Extended
- KOHL-peh-khah-DEEM
- IPA
- /qoːl.pəħaˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sound of dreads or terrors
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
KOL-pe-kha-DIM
- clause
KOL-pe-kha-DIM be-oz-NAIV
- sentence
KOL-pe-kha-DIM be-oz-NAIV ba-sha-LOM sho-DED ye-VO-e-NU
Exegesis
The line begins with the verbless nominal clause qol-pechadim {קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים | qōl-pəḥāḏîm} ‘sound of terrors’, which frontloads the sensory experience (“sound”) and then qualifies it with an abstract plural (“terrors”), portraying fear as an ever-present atmosphere.
Root and etymology
consonantsQof–Vav–Lamed
“sound”
In context — Job 15:21
A sound of terrors is in his ears; in peace, a destroyer will come upon him.
About this coordinate
Job 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:21, so the Hebrew word קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים (kolpekhadim) 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.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.21.W1.S1) and character.