Job 15:23:8Job.15.23.W8TAB
יֽוֹם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
yomkhosheakh
“a day of darkness”
- Transliteration
- YOM-kho-SHE-akh
- Extended
- YOHM-khoh-SHEH-akh
- IPA
- /ˈjoːm.ˈħoːʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a day of darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YOM-kho-SHE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
be-ya-DO YOM-kho-SHE-akh
- clause
ya-DA ki-na-KHON be-ya-DO YOM-kho-SHE-akh
- sentence
no-DED HU lal-LE-khem a-YE ya-DA ki-na-KHON be-ya-DO YOM-kho-SHE-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beyado {בְּיָדוֹ | be-ya-do} ‘in his hand’ idiomatically expresses imminence, and the construct chain yom-khoshekh {יוֹם־חֹשֶךְ | yom-kho-shek} ‘day of darkness’ frames the anticipated calamity. The translation retains the Hebrew’s urgent question and shifts to assured foreboding.
Root and etymology
ח־ש־ך
“darkness”
In context — Job 15:23
He wanders for bread , saying, “Where is it?” He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand .
About this coordinate
Job 15:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Job 15:23, so the Hebrew word יֽוֹם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (yomkhosheakh) 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.15.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.23.W8.S1) and character.