Job 20:14:3Job.20.14.W3TAB
נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ
nehepakh
“is turned over or is changed”
- Transliteration
- ne-he-PAKH
- Extended
- neh-heh-PAAKH
- IPA
- /nɛhˈpaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- is turned over or is changed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ne-he-PAKH
- clause
lakh-MO be-me-AV ne-he-PAKH
- sentence
lakh-MO be-me-AV ne-he-PAKH me-ro-RAT pe-ta-NIM be-kir-BO
Exegesis
The predicate nehpak {נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ | neh-pākh} ‘is turned’ (Niphal perfect) presents the change as a settled, resultant condition, fitting the poetic depiction of inevitable judgment.
In context — Job 20:14
His food is turned in his inward parts, becoming the bitterness of serpents within him .
About this coordinate
Job 20:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 20:14, so the Hebrew word נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ (nehepakh) 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.20.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.14.W3.S1) and character.