Job 15:8:5Job.15.8.W5TAB
אֵלֶ֣יךָ
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-LE-kha khakh-MA
- clause
ve-tig-RA e-LE-kha khakh-MA
- sentence
hav-SOD e-LO-ah tish-MA ve-tig-RA e-LE-kha khakh-MA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elekha {אֵלֶ֣יךָ | ʾēleḵā} marks wisdom as directed “to you alone,” sharpening the critique of exclusivity. In English, the two questions are retained to preserve the verse’s poetic parallelism and its confrontational tone.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Job 15:8
Do you hear in the council of God , and do you withhold wisdom to yourself?
About this coordinate
Job 15:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֣יךָ (elekha) 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.15.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.8.W5.S1) and character.