Job 20:18:5Job.20.18.W5TAB
כְּחֵ֥יל
kekheil
“as wealth or substance”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHEIL
- Extended
- keh-KHEEYL
- IPA
- /kəˈħeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- as wealth or substance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ke-KHEIL
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHEIL te-mu-ra-TO
- clause
ke-KHEIL te-mu-ra-TO ve-LO ya-a-LOS
- sentence
me-SHIV ya-GA ve-LO yiv-LA ke-KHEIL te-mu-ra-TO ve-LO ya-a-LOS
Exegesis
The comparative phrase kecheil {כְּחֵ֥יל | kəḥêl} ‘like wealth’ introduces a comparison that ties the loss to the very substance of his temurato {תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ | təmūrātô} ‘his exchange,’ highlighting the transactional character of his gain.
Root and etymology
ח־י־לkhet–yod–lamed
“strength, resources”
In context — Job 20:18
He returns what he toiled for and does not swallow; like the wealth of his exchange, he does not rejoice.
About this coordinate
Job 20:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 20:18, so the Hebrew word כְּחֵ֥יל (kekheil) 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.20.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.18.W5.S1) and character.