Job 19:14:4Job.19.14.W4TAB
שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃
shekhekhuni
“have forgotten me”
- Transliteration
- she-KHE-khu-NI
- Extended
- sheh-KHEH-khoo-NEE
- IPA
- /ʃəxeːˈħuːniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have forgotten me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-KHE-khu-NI
- clause
u-me-yu-da-AI she-KHE-khu-NI
- 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
consonantsshin–kaf–chet
“forget”
In context — Job 19:14
My relatives have failed, and my acquaintances have forgotten me.
About this coordinate
Job 19:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 19:14, so the Hebrew word שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃ (shekhekhuni) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.14.W4.S1) and character.