Job 19:27:9Job.19.27.W9TAB
בְּחֵקִֽי׃
bekheki
“in my bosom”
- Transliteration
- be-khe-KI
- Extended
- beh-kheh-KEE
- IPA
- /bəħeːˈqiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my bosom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-khe-KI
- phraseyour reading level
khil-yo-TAI be-khe-KI
- clause
KA-LU khil-yo-TAI be-khe-KI
- 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 concluding clause employs kilyōṯay {כִלְיֹתַ֣י | kilyōṯay} ‘kidneys’ and bə-ḥêqî {בְּחֵקִֽי | bə-ḥêqî} ‘in my bosom’ as vivid Hebrew expressions of deep longing, rendered in English as “inner depths” and “bosom” to preserve metaphorical resonance.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–qof–qof
“bosom, lap”
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 19:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Job 19:27, so the Hebrew word בְּחֵקִֽי׃ (bekheki) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.27.W9.S1) and character.