Job 16:9:2Job.16.9.W2TAB
טָרַ֨ף
taraf
“has torn”
- Transliteration
- ta-RAF
- Extended
- tah-RAF
- IPA
- /tˁaːˈraf/
Meaning by language
- English
- has torn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-RAF
- phraseyour reading level
a-PO ta-RAF va-yis-te-ME-ni
- clause
a-PO ta-RAF va-yis-te-ME-ni kha-RAK a-LAI be-shi-NAIV
- sentence
a-PO ta-RAF va-yis-te-ME-ni kha-RAK a-LAI be-shi-NAIV tsa-RI yil-TOSH e-NAIV LI
Exegesis
Taraf {טָרַ֨ף | ṭārap̄} ‘he tore’ is a perfect form that portrays the attack as a blunt, completed blow, while the following wayyiqtol vayistmeni {וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי | wayyiśṭəmēnî} ‘and he hated me’ advances the sequence, tightening the linkage between assault and enmity.
Root and etymology
t-r-ftet–resh–pe
“to tear, rend”
In context — Job 16:9
In his anger he tore me, and he hated me; he gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary sharpens his eyes at me.
About this coordinate
Job 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 16:9, so the Hebrew word טָרַ֨ף (taraf) 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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.9.W2.S1) and character.