Job 19:16:6Job.19.16.W6TAB
אֶתְחַנֶּן־לֽוֹ׃
etkhanenlo
“I plead to him”
- Transliteration
- et-kha-NEN-LO
- Extended
- ehth-khah-NEN-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ħanˈnɛn.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I plead to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
et-kha-NEN-LO
- clause
be-MO-PI et-kha-NEN-LO
- sentence
le-av-DI ka-RA-ti ve-LO ya-a-NE be-MO-PI et-kha-NEN-LO
Exegesis
The second clause bemo-phi etchanen-lo {בְּמוֹ־פִי אֶתְחַנֶּן־לוֹ | bə-mô-pî ʾeṯḥannēn-lô} adds an intensifying instrument phrase (“with my own mouth”) before the verb, emphasizing personal, face-to-face pleading rather than mediated command. The shift from “call” to “entreat” marks escalation from summons to supplication, reinforcing Job’s humiliation and social isolation within a single, tightly coordinated sentence.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–nun–nun
“to show favor”
In context — Job 19:16
I called to my servant , but he does not answer; with my own mouth I entreat him .
About this coordinate
Job 19:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 19:16, so the Hebrew word אֶתְחַנֶּן־לֽוֹ׃ (etkhanenlo) 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.19.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.16.W6.S1) and character.