Job 15:30:2Job.15.30.W2TAB
מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ
minnikhoshekh
“from darkness”
- Transliteration
- MIN-ni-KHO-shekh
- Extended
- MIHN-nih-KHOH-shehkh
- IPA
- /min.niːˈħoʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- from darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MIN-ni-KHO-shekh
- phraseyour reading level
LO-ya-SUR MIN-ni-KHO-shekh
- clause
LO-ya-SUR MIN-ni-KHO-shekh YO-nak-TO te-yab-BESH shal-ha-VET
- sentence
LO-ya-SUR MIN-ni-KHO-shekh YO-nak-TO te-yab-BESH shal-ha-VET ve-ya-SUR be-RU-akh PI-v
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase minni-ḥōšeḵ {מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ | minnî-ḥōšeḵ} intensifies the image of utter darkness.
Root and etymology
RootChet Shin Kaf
“darkness”
In context — Job 15:30
He will not turn aside from darkness; his shoot will dry up by a flame, and he will depart by the breath of His mouth.
About this coordinate
Job 15:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:30, so the Hebrew word מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ (minnikhoshekh) 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.15.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.30.W2.S1) and character.