Job 17:15:3Job.17.15.W3TAB
תִקְוָתִ֑י
tikvati
“my hope”
- Transliteration
- tik-va-TI
- Extended
- tihk-vah-TAA-tee
- IPA
- /tiq.vaːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my hope
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-va-TI
- clause
ve-AI-ye E-fo tik-va-TI
- sentence
ve-AI-ye E-fo tik-va-TI ve-tik-va-TI MI ye-shu-RE-na
Exegesis
ve-tiqvati {תִקְוָתִ֑י ... וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י | tiqvātî ... wə-tiqvātî} creates poetic emphasis through repetition, reinforcing that the topic is not abstract optimism but Job’s own remaining prospect.
In context — Job 17:15
And where, then , is my hope? And my hope, who will see it?
About this coordinate
Job 17:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 17:15, so the Hebrew word תִקְוָתִ֑י (tikvati) 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.17.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.15.W3.S1) and character.