Job 16:9:8Job.16.9.W8TAB
יִלְט֖וֹשׁ
yiltosh
“he sharpens”
- Transliteration
- yil-TOSH
- Extended
- yihl-TOHSH
- IPA
- /jilˈtˁoːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he sharpens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yil-TOSH
- clause
tsa-RI yil-TOSH e-NAIV LI
- 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
The imperfect yiltosh {יִלְט֖וֹשׁ | yilṭôš} ‘he sharpens’ expresses ongoing intent, and the object einav {עֵינָ֣יו | ʿênāw} ‘his eyes’ extends the predatory metaphor: hostility moves from tearing to a sustained, threatening stare.
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 16:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Job 16:9, so the Hebrew word יִלְט֖וֹשׁ (yiltosh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.9.W8.S1) and character.