Job 18:9:3Job.18.9.W3TAB

פָּ֑ח

pakh

a trap

Transliteration
PAKH
Extended
PAAKH
IPA
/ˈpaːħ/

Meaning by language

English
a trap

Alphabet Analysis

Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch

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Word in context

  1. word

    PAKH

  2. clause

    yo-KHEZ be-a-KEV PAKH

  3. 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.

In contextJob 18:9

A trap will seize him by the heel ; snares will hold him fast .

About this coordinate

Job 18:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 18:9, so the Hebrew word פָּ֑ח (pakh) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.9.W3.S1) and character.