Job 16:10:5Job.16.10.W5TAB

הִכּ֣וּ

hikku

they struck

Transliteration
hik-KU
Extended
hihk-KUU
IPA
/hikˈkuː/

Meaning by language

English
they struck

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הִכ + כּ֣וּ
hik + ku
hikku

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    hik-KU

  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.’

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 16:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 16:10, so the Hebrew word הִכּ֣וּ (hikku) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.10.W5.S1) and character.