Job 15:4:1Job.15.4.W1TAB
אַף־אַ֭תָּה
afata
“indeed you”
- Transliteration
- af-a-TA
- Extended
- ahf-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /ʔaf.ʔatˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- indeed you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
af-a-TA
- clause
af-a-TA ta-FER yir-A
- sentence
af-a-TA ta-FER yir-A ve-tig-RA si-KHA lif-ne-EL
Exegesis
The line opens with af-attah {אַף־אַ֭תָּה | ʾap-ʾat-tāh} ‘even you’, an emphatic rebuke that heightens contrast by focusing blame directly on the addressee.
In context — Job 15:4
Even you annul fear , and you diminish meditation before God .
About this coordinate
Job 15:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:4, so the Hebrew word אַף־אַ֭תָּה (afata) 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.15.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.4.W1.S1) and character.