Job 18:9:2Job.18.9.W2TAB
בְּעָקֵ֣ב
beakev
“by the heel”
- Transliteration
- be-a-KEV
- Extended
- beh-ah-KEEV
- IPA
- /bəʕaːˈqeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the heel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-a-KEV
- 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
ʿ-q-bayin–qof–bet
“heel, rear, follow at the heel”
In context — Job 18:9
A trap will seize him by the heel ; snares will hold him fast .
About this coordinate
Job 18:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 18:9, so the Hebrew word בְּעָקֵ֣ב (beakev) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.9.W2.S1) and character.