Job 16:7:1Job.16.7.W1TAB
אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה
akhata
“surely now”
- Transliteration
- akh-a-TA
- Extended
- ahkh-ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔax.ʕatˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
akh-a-TA
- clause
akh-a-TA he-le-A-ni
- sentence
akh-a-TA he-le-A-ni ha-shim-MO-ta kal-a-da-TI
Exegesis
The verse opens with akh-attah {אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה | ʾaḵ-ʿattāh} ‘surely now’, combining an adversative particle with a temporal marker to heighten immediacy.
In context — Job 16:7
Surely, now, You have wearied me; You have made desolate all my company.
About this coordinate
Job 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 16:7, so the Hebrew word אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה (akhata) 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.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.7.W1.S1) and character.