Job 15:4:5Job.15.4.W5TAB
שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה
sikha
“meditation”
- Transliteration
- si-KHA
- Extended
- see-KHAA
- IPA
- /siːˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- meditation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-tig-RA si-KHA
- clause
ve-tig-RA si-KHA lif-ne-EL
- sentence
af-a-TA ta-FER yir-A ve-tig-RA si-KHA lif-ne-EL
Exegesis
The object sikhah {שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה | śî-ḥāh} ‘meditation’ can denote reflective devotion expressed in words, fitting the context of religious practice.
Root and etymology
consonantsSin–Yod–Chet
“to muse, speak”
In context — Job 15:4
Even you annul fear , and you diminish meditation before God .
About this coordinate
Job 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:4, so the Hebrew word שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה (sikha) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.4.W5.S1) and character.