Job 16:21:1Job.16.21.W1TAB
וְיוֹכַ֣ח
veyokhakh
“and he would decide or argue”
- Transliteration
- ve-yo-KHAKH
- Extended
- veh-yoh-KHAKH
- IPA
- /vəjoːˈxaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he would decide or argue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yo-KHAKH
- clause
ve-yo-KHAKH le-GE-ver IM-e-lo-AH
- sentence
ve-yo-KHAKH le-GE-ver IM-e-lo-AH u-VEN-a-DAM le-re-HU
Exegesis
The opening verb veyokhach {וְיוֹכַ֣ח | wə-yōḵaḥ} ‘may he plead’ (Hiphil) presents an optative sense, expressing longing that an advocate would take up Job’s case.
Root and etymology
consonantsYod–Kaf–Chet
“to decide, prove”
In context — Job 16:21
And may he plead for a man with God , and a son of man for his friend.
About this coordinate
Job 16:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 16:21, so the Hebrew word וְיוֹכַ֣ח (veyokhakh) 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.16.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.21.W1.S1) and character.