Job 17:7:1Job.17.7.W1TAB
וַתֵּ֣כַהּ
vatekhah
“and it grew dim”
- Transliteration
- va-TE-khah
- Extended
- vah-TEE-khah
- IPA
- /vatːeːˈxah/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it grew dim
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-TE-khah
- clause
va-TE-khah mi-ka-AS E-NI
- sentence
va-TE-khah mi-ka-AS E-NI vi-tsu-RAI ka-TSEL ku-LAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with a verb-first clause, vattekhah {וַתֵּ֣כַהּ | wat·tē·ḵāh} ‘and it grew dim’, which places the deterioration in the foreground before naming the affected organ, eini {עֵינִ֑י | ʿê·nî} ‘my eye’.
In context — Job 17:7
My eye has grown dim from grief, and all my limbs are like a shadow.
About this coordinate
Job 17:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 17:7, so the Hebrew word וַתֵּ֣כַהּ (vatekhah) 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.17.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.7.W1.S1) and character.