Job 16:3:1Job.16.3.W1TAB

הֲקֵ֥ץ

hakets

is there an end

Transliteration
ha-KETS
Extended
hah-KEETS
IPA
/hăˈqeːts/

Meaning by language

English
is there an end

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Result
הֲ + קֵ֥ץ
ha + kets
hakets

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-KETS

  2. clause

    ha-KETS le-div-REI-RU-akh

  3. sentence

    ha-KETS le-div-REI-RU-akh O ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha KI ta-a-NE

Exegesis

The opening haqets {הֲקֵ֥ץ | hă-qēṣ} sets the first question, and the prepositional phrase ledivrei-ruach {לְדִבְרֵי־ר֑וּחַ | lə-ḏiḇ-rê-rû-aḥ} functions as its complement, characterizing the speech as insubstantial (“words” qualified by “wind”).

Root and etymology

consonantsqof–tsade

end, limit

In contextJob 16:3

Is there an end to words of wind, or what urges you on that you answer?

About this coordinate

Job 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 16:3, so the Hebrew word הֲקֵ֥ץ (hakets) 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.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.3.W1.S1) and character.