Job 17:8:4Job.17.8.W4TAB
וְ֝נָקִ֗י
venaki
“and the innocent”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-KI
- Extended
- veh-naa-KEE
- IPA
- /vənɑːˈqiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the innocent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-KI
- clause
ve-na-KI al-kha-NEF yit-e-RO-rer
- sentence
ya-SHO-mu ye-sha-RIM al-ZOT ve-na-KI al-kha-NEF yit-e-RO-rer
Exegesis
The second clause is linked by vav in ve-naqi {וְ֝נָקִ֗י | wə-nā-qî} ‘and an innocent one,’ where the subject is fronted and the verb yitorar {יִתְעֹרָֽר | yiṯ-ʿō-rār} ‘he will rouse himself’ is delayed to the end, creating a climactic effect: moral identity first, then decisive response.
Root and etymology
n-q-hnun–qof–heh
“to be clean”
In context — Job 17:8
The upright will be appalled at this, and the innocent will rouse himself against the godless.
About this coordinate
Job 17:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 17:8, so the Hebrew word וְ֝נָקִ֗י (venaki) 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.17.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.8.W4.S1) and character.