Job 15:25:1Job.15.25.W1TAB
כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה
kinata
“because he stretched out”
- Transliteration
- ki-NA-ta
- Extended
- KEE-NAA-tah
- IPA
- /kiː.naːˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because he stretched out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-NA-ta
- clause
ki-NA-ta el-EL YA-do
- sentence
ki-NA-ta el-EL YA-do ve-el-sha-DAI yit-ga-BAR
Exegesis
The verse is a causal clause introduced by ki-natah {כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה | kî-nāṭāh} ‘because he stretched out’, where the perfect verb presents the defiant act as established fact and grounds the surrounding accusation.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–tet–heh
“to stretch, extend”
In context — Job 15:25
Because he has stretched out his hand against God , and he strengthens himself against the Almighty .
About this coordinate
Job 15:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:25, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה (kinata) 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.15.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.25.W1.S1) and character.