Job 19:27:3Job.19.27.W3TAB
אֶֽחֱזֶה־לִּ֗י
ekhezeli
“shall see for myself”
- Transliteration
- e-khe-ZE-LI
- Extended
- eh-kheh-ZEH-LEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛħ.ɛˈzɛh.lːiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall see for myself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-khe-ZE-LI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-NI e-khe-ZE-LI
- clause
a-SHER a-NI e-khe-ZE-LI ve-e-NAI RA-U ve-LO-ZAR
- sentence
a-SHER a-NI e-khe-ZE-LI ve-e-NAI RA-U ve-LO-ZAR KA-LU khil-yo-TAI be-khe-KI
Exegesis
The emphatic subject ani {אֲנִ֨י | ʾăni} is reinforced by the Qal imperfect echezeh-lî {אֶֽחֱזֶה־לִּ֗י | ʾeḥĕzeh-lî} (‘I will see for myself’), where the lamed-suffix underscores personal experience.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–zayin–heh
“to see”
In context — Job 19:27
Whom I myself will see for myself, and my eyes will behold, and not another; my kidneys are consumed within my bosom.
About this coordinate
Job 19:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 19:27, so the Hebrew word אֶֽחֱזֶה־לִּ֗י (ekhezeli) 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.19.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.27.W3.S1) and character.