Job 15:27:1Job.15.27.W1TAB
כִּֽי־כִסָּ֣ה
kikhissa
“for he has covered”
- Transliteration
- ki-khis-SA
- Extended
- KEE-khihs-SAA
- IPA
- /kiː.xisˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he has covered
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-khis-SA
- clause
ki-khis-SA pa-NAV be-KHEL-vo
- sentence
ki-khis-SA pa-NAV be-KHEL-vo va-ya-AS pi-MA a-LEI-kha-SEL
Exegesis
The verse is a causal explanation introduced by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because/for’, linking this vivid bodily description to the prior portrayal of the wicked. The first clause presents a completed condition: “he covered his face with his fat,” where the imagery functions metaphorically for self-indulgence and hardened arrogance, not merely physical description.
Root and etymology
k-s-hkaf–samekh–heh
“to cover, conceal”
In context — Job 15:27
For he has covered his face with fat , and he has made thickness upon his flanks .
About this coordinate
Job 15:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:27, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־כִסָּ֣ה (kikhissa) 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.15.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.27.W1.S1) and character.