Job 17:5:1Job.17.5.W1TAB
לְ֭חֵלֶק
lekhelek
“for a share”
- Transliteration
- le-KHE-lek
- Extended
- leh-KHEH-lehk
- IPA
- /ləˈħeː.lɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a share
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHE-lek
- clause
le-KHE-lek ya-GID re-IM
- sentence
le-KHE-lek ya-GID re-IM ve-e-NE va-NA-v tik-le-NA
Exegesis
The fronted prepositional phrase lehelek {לְחֵלֶק | ləḥēleq} ‘for a portion’ sets motive and gives the line a pointed, proverbial tone by placing gain first.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-qchet–lamed–qof
“share, portion”
In context — Job 17:5
He who informs against friends for a share, even the eyes of his sons will fail.
About this coordinate
Job 17:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 17:5, so the Hebrew word לְ֭חֵלֶק (lekhelek) 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.17.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.5.W1.S1) and character.