Job 18:17:1Job.18.17.W1TAB
זִֽכְרוֹ־אָ֭בַד
zikhroavad
“his remembrance perished”
- Transliteration
- zikh-RO-a-VAD
- Extended
- zihkh-ROH-ah-VAHD
- IPA
- /zixˈroː.ʔaˈvad/
Meaning by language
- English
- his remembrance perished
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zikh-RO-a-VAD
- clause
zikh-RO-a-VAD mi-NI-A-rets
- sentence
zikh-RO-a-VAD mi-NI-A-rets ve-LO-SHEM LO al-pe-NE-khuts
Exegesis
The opening compound zikro-avad {זִֽכְרוֹ־אָ֭בַד | ziḵrô-ʾāḇaḏ} places “his memory” as the fronted topic, then states its disappearance with a perfect verb, presenting the ruin as settled and complete.
Root and etymology
consonantszayin–kaf–resh
“remembrance”
In context — Job 18:17
His memory has perished from the earth , and he has no name in the street .
About this coordinate
Job 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:17, so the Hebrew word זִֽכְרוֹ־אָ֭בַד (zikhroavad) 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.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.17.W1.S1) and character.