Job 19:24:5Job.19.24.W5TAB
יֵחָצְבֽוּן׃
yekhatsvevun
“they would be engraved or hewn”
- Transliteration
- ye-KHATS-ve-VUN
- Extended
- yeh-KHAATS-veh-VOON
- IPA
- /jeːħɔtsəˈvuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they would be engraved or hewn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-KHATS-ve-VUN
- phraseyour reading level
ba-TSUR ye-KHATS-ve-VUN
- clause
la-AD ba-TSUR ye-KHATS-ve-VUN
- sentence
be-ET-bar-ZEL ve-O-fa-RET la-AD ba-TSUR ye-KHATS-ve-VUN
Exegesis
The imperfect yechatzevun {יֵחָצְבֽוּן | yē-ḥāṣə-ḇûn} functions optatively, expressing a wish for the inscription’s permanence. The stacking of instrument, material, duration, and surface mirrors intensification patterns in Hebrew poetic inscriptions.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Tsade–Bet
“to hew, cut”
In context — Job 19:24
With an iron stylus and lead, let them be cut into the rock forever!
About this coordinate
Job 19:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 19:24, so the Hebrew word יֵחָצְבֽוּן׃ (yekhatsvevun) 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.19.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.24.W5.S1) and character.