Job 18:4:1Job.18.4.W1TAB
טֹֽרֵ֥ף
toref
“tearing”
- Transliteration
- TO-ref
- Extended
- TOH-ref
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoː.rɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- tearing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TO-ref
- phraseyour reading level
TO-ref naf-SHO
- clause
TO-ref naf-SHO be-A-po hal-me-MA-an-kha te-a-ZAV A-rets
- sentence
TO-ref naf-SHO be-A-po hal-me-MA-an-kha te-a-ZAV A-rets ve-ye-TAK-tsur mim-me-ko-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with a verbless characterization using the Qal participle toref {טֹרֵף | ṭō-rêp̄} ‘tearing’, portraying the addressee’s self-destructive action toward his nafsho {נַפְשׁוֹ | nap̄-šô} ‘life’.
In context — Job 18:4
You who tear your life in your anger, is it for your sake that the earth will be forsaken, and that the rock will move from its place?
About this coordinate
Job 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:4, so the Hebrew word טֹֽרֵ֥ף (toref) 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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.4.W1.S1) and character.