Job 16:13:4Job.16.13.W4TAB
יְפַלַּ֣ח
yefallakh
“he splits open”
- Transliteration
- ye-fal-LAKH
- Extended
- yeh-fahl-LAAKH
- IPA
- /raˈbːaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- he splits open
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-fal-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ye-fal-LAKH kil-yo-TAI ve-LO yakh-MOL
- clause
ya-SO-bu a-LAI ra-BAV ye-fal-LAKH kil-yo-TAI ve-LO yakh-MOL
- sentence
ya-SO-bu a-LAI ra-BAV ye-fal-LAKH kil-yo-TAI ve-LO yakh-MOL yish-POKH la-A-rets me-re-ra-TI
Exegesis
The syntax then shifts to a sequence of singular imperfects—yefallach {יְפַלַּ֣ח | yə-pal-laḥ} ‘he cleaves open,’ velo yachmol {וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל | wə-lōʾ yaḥ-mōl} ‘and he does not show pity,’ and yishpokh {יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ | yiš-pōḵ} ‘he pours out’—which tightens focus onto one principal agent directing the assault.
Root and etymology
consonantsPe–Lamed–Chet
“to split, cleave”
In context — Job 16:13
They encircle me—His archers ; He cleaves my kidneys open and shows no pity; He pours out my gall onto the earth.
About this coordinate
Job 16:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 16:13, so the Hebrew word יְפַלַּ֣ח (yefallakh) 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.16.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.13.W4.S1) and character.