Job 16:8:6Job.16.8.W6TAB
כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י
khakhashi
“my leanness”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-SHI
- Extended
- kah-khah-SHEE
- IPA
- /xa.ħaˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my leanness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
kha-kha-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM BI kha-kha-SHI
- clause
va-ya-KAM BI kha-kha-SHI be-fa-NAI ya-a-NE
- sentence
va-tik-me-TE-ni le-ED ha-YA va-ya-KAM BI kha-kha-SHI be-fa-NAI ya-a-NE
Exegesis
The construct kakhashi {כַּחֲשִׁי | kaḥăšî} ‘my gauntness’ personifies physical emaciation as prosecuting force, and the imperfect yaʿăneh {יַעֲנֶה | yaʿă-né} ‘it responds’ completes the courtroom metaphor as the body testifies against Job.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–chet–shin
“to be lean”
In context — Job 16:8
And You have shriveled me up, and it has become a witness; my leanness rises up against me and answers before my face.
About this coordinate
Job 16:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 16:8, so the Hebrew word כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י (khakhashi) 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.16.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.8.W6.S1) and character.