Job 20:26:1Job.20.26.W1TAB
כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮
kolkhoshekh
“all darkness”
- Transliteration
- KOL-KHO-shekh
- Extended
- KOHL-KHOH-shehkh
- IPA
- /ˈkɔl.ˈħoʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- all darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
KOL-KHO-shekh
- clause
KOL-KHO-shekh ta-MUN
- sentence
KOL-KHO-shekh ta-MUN lits-pe-u-NA-v te-okh-le-HU ESH LO-nup-PA-akh ye-RA sa-RID be-o-ho-LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the maqqef-linked phrase kol-choshekh {כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ | kāl-ḥōšeḵ} ‘all darkness,’ a totalizing expression that frames the fate of the wicked as comprehensive calamity.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–shin–kaf
“darkness, obscurity”
In context — Job 20:26
All darkness is hidden away for his treasures; fire not fanned will consume him; it will go ill for any survivor in his tent.
About this coordinate
Job 20:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:26, so the Hebrew word כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ (kolkhoshekh) 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.20.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.26.W1.S1) and character.