Job 15:34:6Job.15.34.W6TAB
אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁ֥חַד׃
aholeshokhad
“the tents of bribery or a bribe”
- Transliteration
- a-ho-LE-sho-KHAD
- Extended
- aa-hoh-LEE-shoh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /ʔoː.hɔ̆ˈleː.ʃoːˈħad/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tents of bribery or a bribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ho-LE-sho-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
a-khe-LA a-ho-LE-sho-KHAD
- clause
ve-ESH a-khe-LA a-ho-LE-sho-KHAD
- sentence
ki-a-DAHT kha-NEF gal-MUD ve-ESH a-khe-LA a-ho-LE-sho-KHAD
Exegesis
The construct oholei-shokhad {אָהֳלֵי־שֹׁחַד | ʾā-hŏ-lê-šō-ḥaḏ} ‘tents of bribe’ portrays dwellings identified with bribery, so the imagery ties corrupt gain to inevitable ruin.
Root and etymology
consonantsShin–Chet–Dalet
“bribe”
In context — Job 15:34
For the company of the godless is desolate, and fire has consumed the tents of bribery.
About this coordinate
Job 15:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 15:34, so the Hebrew word אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁ֥חַד׃ (aholeshokhad) 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.15.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.34.W6.S1) and character.