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

Result
בְּ֭ + חֶרְ + פָּה
be + kher + pa
bekherpa

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-KHER-pa

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-KHER-pa hik-KU le-kha-YAI

  3. clause

    pa-a-RU a-LAI be-fi-HEM be-KHER-pa hik-KU le-kha-YAI

  4. 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 contextJob 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.