Job 18:9:1Job.18.9.W1TAB
יֹאחֵ֣ז
yokhez
“it seizes”
- Transliteration
- yo-KHEZ
- Extended
- yoh-KHEEZ
- IPA
- /joˈʔeːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- it seizes
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-KHEZ
- clause
yo-KHEZ be-a-KEV PAKH
- sentence
yo-KHEZ be-a-KEV PAKH ya-kha-ZEK a-LAV tsam-MIM
Exegesis
The first colon opens verb-initial with yoahez {יֹאחֵז | yōʾḥēz} ‘will seize’, delaying the subject pakh {פָּח | pāḥ} ‘trap’ until after the prepositional phrase beaqev {בְּעָקֵב | bə-ʿā-qēḇ} ‘by a heel’, creating surprise and vividness as the capture is pictured before the captor is named.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-zaleph–chet–zayin
“to grasp, seize”
In context — Job 18:9
A trap will seize him by the heel ; snares will hold him fast .
About this coordinate
Job 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:9, so the Hebrew word יֹאחֵ֣ז (yokhez) 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.9.W1.S1) and character.