Job 15:22:5Job.15.22.W5TAB
וְצָפ֖וּי
vetsafuyi
“and marked or watched-for”
- Transliteration
- ve-tsa-FU-yi
- Extended
- veh-tsaa-FU-yih
- IPA
- /vət͡saˈfuːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and marked or watched-for
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-tsa-FU-yi
- phraseyour reading level
ve-tsa-FO ve-tsa-FU-yi
- clause
ve-tsa-FO ve-tsa-FU-yi HU e-LEI-KHA-rev
- sentence
LO-ya-a-MIN SHUV mi-NI-KHO-shekh ve-tsa-FO ve-tsa-FU-yi HU e-LEI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The sequence then turns to a fate statement: wə-ṣāp̄ûy {וְצָפ֖וּי | wə-ṣāp̄ûy} ‘and awaited,’ a passive participle presenting danger as already positioned, with hûʾ {ה֣וּא | hûʾ} ‘he’ inserted for emphasis, spotlighting the doomed subject.
Root and etymology
consonantstsade–peh–heh
“to watch, look out”
In context — Job 15:22
He does not believe he will return from darkness, and he is awaited for the sword.
About this coordinate
Job 15:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:22, so the Hebrew word וְצָפ֖וּי (vetsafuyi) 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.15.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.22.W5.S1) and character.