Job 19:14:1Job.19.14.W1TAB
חָדְל֥וּ
khadelu
“have ceased”
- Transliteration
- KHA-de-LU
- Extended
- khaa-deh-LOO
- IPA
- /ħɑː.dəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have ceased
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-de-LU
- clause
KHA-de-LU ke-ro-VAI
- sentence
KHA-de-LU ke-ro-VAI u-me-yu-da-AI she-KHE-khu-NI
Exegesis
The verse is a tight poetic bicola built on parallel predications: chadlu {חָדְלוּ | ḥāḏlû} ‘they ceased’ states a breakdown of support, followed by shekhekhuni {שְׁכֵחוּנִי | šəḵēḥûnî} ‘they forgot me’, intensifying the rupture from absence to active neglect.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–dalet–lamed
“cease”
In context — Job 19:14
My relatives have failed, and my acquaintances have forgotten me.
About this coordinate
Job 19:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 19:14, so the Hebrew word חָדְל֥וּ (khadelu) 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.19.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.14.W1.S1) and character.