Job 16:10:4Job.16.10.W4TAB
בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה
bekherpa
“with reproach”
- Transliteration
- be-KHER-pa
- Extended
- beh-KHEHR-paah
- IPA
- /bəˈħɛr.paː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with reproach
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHER-pa
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHER-pa hik-KU le-kha-YAI
- clause
pa-a-RU a-LAI be-fi-HEM be-KHER-pa hik-KU le-kha-YAI
- sentence
pa-a-RU a-LAI be-fi-HEM be-KHER-pa hik-KU le-kha-YAI ya-KHAD a-LAI yit-mal-LA-un
Exegesis
A second prepositional phrase, bekherpah {בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה | bə-ḥerpâ} ‘in reproach,’ functions adverbially, specifying the manner of the violence described by hiku {הִכּ֣וּ | hikkû} ‘they have struck.’
Root and etymology
kh-r-pchet–resh–peh
“to taunt”
In context — Job 16:10
They have gaped at me with their mouths; with reproach they have struck my cheeks; together against me they assemble .
About this coordinate
Job 16:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 16:10, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה (bekherpa) 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.16.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.10.W4.S1) and character.