Job 19:29:3Job.19.29.W3TAB
מִפְּנֵי־חֶ֗רֶב
mipenekherev
“from before the sword or because of the sword”
- Transliteration
- mi-pe-NE-KHE-rev
- Extended
- mih-peh-NEE-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /mip.pəˈneː.ˈħɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before the sword or because of the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-pe-NE-KHE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
GU-ru la-KHEM mi-pe-NE-KHE-rev
- clause
GU-ru la-KHEM mi-pe-NE-KHE-rev KI-KHE-ma a-vo-NOT KHA-rev
- sentence
GU-ru la-KHEM mi-pe-NE-KHE-rev KI-KHE-ma a-vo-NOT KHA-rev le-MA-an te-de-UN sha-DIN sha-DUN
Exegesis
The marked pause paseq {׀ | pāseq} reinforces the admonitory tone before the prepositional threat-frame mipnei-kherev {מִפְּנֵי־חֶ֗רֶב | mippenê-ḥereb} ‘from before the sword.’
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–bet
“sword, cutting”
In context — Job 19:29
Be afraid for yourselves because of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, so that you may know judgment.
About this coordinate
Job 19:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 19:29, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵי־חֶ֗רֶב (mipenekherev) 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.19.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.29.W3.S1) and character.