Job 16:3:4Job.16.3.W4TAB
מַה־יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗
mayamretsakha
“what drives you”
- Transliteration
- ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha
- Extended
- mah-YAM-reh-tsih-khah
- IPA
- /maː.jamˈriːts.kʰaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what drives you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha
- phraseyour reading level
O ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha
- clause
O ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha KI ta-a-NE
- sentence
ha-KETS le-div-REI-RU-akh O ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha KI ta-a-NE
Exegesis
The clause mah-yamritsekha {מַה־יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗ | mah-yam-rî-ṣə-ḵā} places the interrogative “what” first for focus, highlighting the supposed cause.
In context — Job 16:3
Is there an end to words of wind, or what urges you on that you answer?
About this coordinate
Job 16:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 16:3, so the Hebrew word מַה־יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗ (mayamretsakha) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.3.W4.S1) and character.