Job 16:5:5Job.16.5.W5TAB
יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃
yakhsoakh
“would restrain or hold back”
- Transliteration
- ya-KHSO-akh
- Extended
- yah-KHSOH-akh
- IPA
- /jaħˈsɔx/
Meaning by language
- English
- would restrain or hold back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
ya-KHSO-akh
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-TAI ya-KHSO-akh
- clause
ve-NID se-fa-TAI ya-KHSO-akh
- sentence
a-a-MITS-khem be-MO-FI ve-NID se-fa-TAI ya-KHSO-akh
Exegesis
The verb yakhsoch {יַחְשֹֽׂךְ | yaḥšōḵ} ‘withhold’, Qal imperfect third masculine singular, lexically denotes withholding but in context suggests alleviation of distress, which translators capture by rendering it in terms of comfort and relief.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–sin–kaf
“withhold”
In context — Job 16:5
I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would soothe your pain.
About this coordinate
Job 16:5:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 16:5, so the Hebrew word יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃ (yakhsoakh) 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.16.5.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.5.W5.S1) and character.