Job 19:21:7Job.19.21.W7TAB
נָ֣גְעָה
nagea
“has touched”
- Transliteration
- na-ge-A
- Extended
- naa-geh-AH
- IPA
- /nɔːɣəˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has touched
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-ge-A
- phraseyour reading level
na-ge-A BI
- clause
KI yad-e-lo-AH na-ge-A BI
- sentence
kha-NUN-ni kha-NUN-ni a-TEM re-AI KI yad-e-lo-AH na-ge-A BI
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} introduces the causal clause, realized by the construct chain yad-ʾĕlôah {יַד־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ | yad-ʾĕlôah} as the subject of the Qal perfect nagaʿāh {נָ֣גְעָה | nāgaʿāh}, emphasizing divine agency.
Root and etymology
RootNun Gimel Ayin
“touch, strike”
In context — Job 19:21
Have pity on me, have pity on me—you my friends—for the hand of God has touched me.
About this coordinate
Job 19:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 19:21, so the Hebrew word נָ֣גְעָה (nagea) 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.19.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.21.W7.S1) and character.