Job 19:4:5Job.19.4.W5TAB
מְשׁוּגָתִֽי׃
meshugati
“my error”
- Transliteration
- me-shu-GA-ti
- Extended
- meh-shoo-GAA-tee
- IPA
- /məʃuːˈɡaː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my error
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-shu-GA-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ta-LIN me-shu-GA-ti
- clause
i-TI ta-LIN me-shu-GA-ti
- sentence
ve-AF-om-NAM sha-GI-ti i-TI ta-LIN me-shu-GA-ti
Exegesis
The imperfect talin {תָּלִין | tālîn} expresses a continuing state (“it remains/continues to lodge”), and its feminine singular form matches the feminine subject meshugati {מְשׁוּגָתִי | məšûgātî} “my error.” The clause order underscores Job’s point: even if fault is conceded, its ongoing effects and accountability do not transfer to his accusers but stay attached to him.
Root and etymology
ש־ג־הshin–gimel–heh
“error, straying”
In context — Job 19:4
And even if I have erred, my error remains with me.
About this coordinate
Job 19:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 19:4, so the Hebrew word מְשׁוּגָתִֽי׃ (meshugati) 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.19.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.4.W5.S1) and character.