Job 18:6:2Job.18.6.W2TAB
חָשַׁ֣ךְ
khashakh
“is darkened or grows dark”
- Transliteration
- KHA-SHAKH
- Extended
- khaa-SHAKH
- IPA
- /ħaˈʃax/
Meaning by language
- English
- is darkened or grows dark
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-SHAKH
- phraseyour reading level
KHA-SHAKH be-O-ho-LO
- clause
OR KHA-SHAKH be-O-ho-LO
- sentence
OR KHA-SHAKH be-O-ho-LO ve-NE-RO a-LA-yv yid-E-AKH
Exegesis
In the first clause or {אוֹר | ʾôr} ‘light’ functions as the subject with khashakh {חָשַׁךְ | ḥā-ša-ḵ} ‘grew dark’ in the perfect to convey a settled state.
Root and etymology
ח־שׁ־ך
“grow dark”
In context — Job 18:6
The light turns dark in his tent , and his lamp over him will be extinguished.
About this coordinate
Job 18:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 18:6, so the Hebrew word חָשַׁ֣ךְ (khashakh) 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.18.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.6.W2.S1) and character.