Job 16:10:6Job.16.10.W6TAB
לְחָיָ֑י
lekhayai
“my cheek”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-YAI
- Extended
- leh-khaa-YAI
- IPA
- /ləħaːˈjaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my cheek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-kha-YAI
- 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
The object lekhayay {לְחָיָ֑י | lə-ḥāyay} ‘to my cheeks’ expresses a humiliating assault; the lamed preposition gives the sense of impact directed toward the face.
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 16:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 16:10, so the Hebrew word לְחָיָ֑י (lekhayai) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.10.W6.S1) and character.