Job 19:17:1Job.19.17.W1TAB
ר֭וּחִֽי
rukhi
“my breath or my spirit”
- Transliteration
- RU-khi
- Extended
- ROO-khih
- IPA
- /ruːˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my breath or my spirit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-khi
- clause
RU-khi za-RA le-ish-TI
- sentence
RU-khi za-RA le-ish-TI ve-kha-NO-ti liv-NE vit-NI
Exegesis
The noun ruchi {רוּחִי | rûḥî} functions as subject, and zarah {זָרָה | zārâ} serves as a predicate adjective conveying estrangement.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–vav–chet
“wind, breath”
In context — Job 19:17
My breath is strange to my wife, yet my pleading is to the children of my own body .
About this coordinate
Job 19:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 19:17, so the Hebrew word ר֭וּחִֽי (rukhi) 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.19.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.17.W1.S1) and character.