Job 16:20:4Job.16.20.W4TAB
דָּלְפָ֥ה
dalfefa
“has dripped or has poured”
- Transliteration
- dal-fe-FA
- Extended
- daal-eh-feh-FAH
- IPA
- /dɔl.fəˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has dripped or has poured
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
dal-fe-FA
- phraseyour reading level
dal-fe-FA e-NI
- clause
el-e-lo-AH dal-fe-FA e-NI
- sentence
me-li-TSI re-AI el-e-lo-AH dal-fe-FA e-NI
Exegesis
The verb dalfah {דָּלְפָ֥ה | dālǝp̄â} ‘she dripped’ exhibits feminine agreement with eini {עֵינִֽי | ʿênî} ‘my eye’, personifying the eye as the source of continuous weeping. The concise structure, lacking a conjunction, creates a stark contrast between his friends’ derision and the intimacy of his unceasing lament directed toward the divine.
In context — Job 16:20
My mockers are my friends; to God my eye drips.
About this coordinate
Job 16:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 16:20, so the Hebrew word דָּלְפָ֥ה (dalfefa) 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.16.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.20.W4.S1) and character.