Job 20:22:2Job.20.22.W2TAB
שִׂ֭פְקוֹ
sifko
“his sufficiency”
- Transliteration
- sif-KO
- Extended
- sihf-KOH
- IPA
- /sifˈqoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his sufficiency
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sif-KO
- clause
bim-le-OT sif-KO YE-tser LO
- sentence
bim-le-OT sif-KO YE-tser LO KOL-YAD a-MEL te-VO-e-NNU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the fronted temporal infinitive bimlo’ot {בִּמְלֹ֣אות | bimlōʾôt} ‘in fullness’, which governs sipqo {שִׂ֭פְקוֹ | śipqô} ‘his sufficiency’ to depict peak prosperity.
Root and etymology
RootSin–Pe–Qof
“to be sufficient”
In context — Job 20:22
In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will press him; every hand of misery will come upon him.
About this coordinate
Job 20:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 20:22, so the Hebrew word שִׂ֭פְקוֹ (sifko) 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.20.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.22.W2.S1) and character.