Job 18:13:1Job.18.13.W1TAB
יֹ֭אכַל
yokhal
“he consumes or it consumes”
- Transliteration
- yo-KHAL
- Extended
- yoh-KHAHL
- IPA
- /joˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- he consumes or it consumes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-KHAL
- clause
yo-KHAL bad-DE O-ro
- sentence
yo-KHAL bad-DE O-ro yo-KHAL bad-DAV be-KHOR MA-vet
Exegesis
The verse is a compact poetic couplet built on repetition: yokhal {יֹאכַל | yōʾḵal} ‘it will consume’ appears twice, creating rhythmic insistence and portraying destruction as relentless and ongoing.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Job 18:13
It will consume the parts of his skin; the firstborn of death will consume his limbs.
About this coordinate
Job 18:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:13, so the Hebrew word יֹ֭אכַל (yokhal) 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.18.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.13.W1.S1) and character.