Job 16:6:2Job.16.6.W2TAB
לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ
loyekhasekh
“not is withheld”
- Transliteration
- lo-ye-kha-SEKH
- Extended
- loh-yeh-khaa-SEHKh
- IPA
- /loː.jeːħaˈseːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- not is withheld
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-ye-kha-SEKH
- clause
im-a-dab-REH lo-ye-kha-SEKH ke-e-VI
- sentence
im-a-dab-REH lo-ye-kha-SEKH ke-e-VI ve-akh-de-LA ma-mi-NI ya-ha-LOKH
Exegesis
The verse is built as a paired conditional dilemma: im-adabberah {אִֽם־אֲ֭דַבְּרָה | ʾim-ʾădabberāh} sets the first protasis (“if I speak”), followed by the negated result lo-yechasekh {לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ | lō-yeḥāśēk} stating that the outcome does not change. The Niphal verb frames the pain as something not “withheld” or “held back,” so Job portrays suffering as unaffected by his action.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–sin–kaf
“withhold”
In context — Job 16:6
If I speak, my pain is not withheld; and if I refrain, what from me will depart?
About this coordinate
Job 16:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 16:6, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ (loyekhasekh) 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.16.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.6.W2.S1) and character.