Job 20:12:1Job.20.12.W1TAB
אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק
imtamteek
“if he makes sweet”
- Transliteration
- im-tam-TEEK
- Extended
- ihm-tahm-TEEK
- IPA
- /ʔim.tamˈtiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- if he makes sweet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-tam-TEEK
- clause
im-tam-TEEK be-FIV ra-AH
- sentence
im-tam-TEEK be-FIV ra-AH ya-khe-KHI-den-NA TA-khat le-sho-NO
Exegesis
The verse is a single conditional sentence introduced by im-tamtik {אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק | ʾim-tamtîq} ‘if she makes sweet’, which sets up a hypothetical scenario.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–tav–qof
“to be sweet, make sweet”
In context — Job 20:12
If evil is sweet in his mouth, he hides it under his tongue.
About this coordinate
Job 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:12, so the Hebrew word אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק (imtamteek) 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.12.W1.S1) and character.