Job 20:13:6Job.20.13.W6TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH KHI-ko
- clause
ve-yim-na-E-na be-TOKH KHI-ko
- sentence
yakh-MOL a-LE-ha ve-LO ya-a-ze-VE-na ve-yim-na-E-na be-TOKH KHI-ko
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase betokh {בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə-ṯôḵ} + khikho {חִכּֽוֹ | ḥikkô} locates the object “within his palate,” a vivid mouth-image that depicts savoring and concealment: what should be expelled is instead kept inside. English can reflect this progression by preserving the coordinated clauses (“and… and…”) and by making the location phrase the climax of the sentence.
In context — Job 20:13
Though he spares it and does not abandon it, he holds it back in the midst of his palate .
About this coordinate
Job 20:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 20:13, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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.20.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.13.W6.S1) and character.