Job 20:4:1Job.20.4.W1TAB
הֲזֹ֣את
hazot
“this”
- Transliteration
- ha-ZOT
- Extended
- hah-ZOHT
- IPA
- /hăˈzoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ZOT
- clause
ha-ZOT ya-DA-ta mi-NI-a-AD
- sentence
ha-ZOT ya-DA-ta mi-NI-a-AD mi-NI SIM a-DAM a-le-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse is a rhetorical question introduced by hazot {הֲזֹאת | hă-zōʾt} ‘is this?’, which confronts the hearer and implies that the answer should be obvious.
In context — Job 20:4
Have you known this from old , since humankind was set upon the earth?
About this coordinate
Job 20:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:4, so the Hebrew word הֲזֹ֣את (hazot) 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.20.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.4.W1.S1) and character.