Job 16:6:4Job.16.6.W4TAB
וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה
veakhdela
“and I refrain”
- Transliteration
- ve-akh-de-LA
- Extended
- veh-akh-deh-LAA
- IPA
- /vəʔaħ.dəˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I refrain
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-akh-de-LA
- clause
ve-akh-de-LA ma-mi-NI ya-ha-LOKH
- sentence
im-a-dab-REH lo-ye-kha-SEKH ke-e-VI ve-akh-de-LA ma-mi-NI ya-ha-LOKH
Exegesis
The second half parallels the first with ve'akhdlah {וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה | wəʾaḥdəlāh} (“and if I refrain/cease”), forming a balanced alternative response to suffering.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–dalet–lamed
“to cease”
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 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 16:6, so the Hebrew word וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה (veakhdela) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.6.W4.S1) and character.