Job 20:8:6Job.20.8.W6TAB
כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן
kekhezyon
“like a vision”
- Transliteration
- ke-khez-YON
- Extended
- keh-khehz-YOHN
- IPA
- /kəħɛzˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a vision
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-khez-YON
- phraseyour reading level
ke-khez-YON LAI-la
- clause
ve-yu-DAD ke-khez-YON LAI-la
- sentence
ka-kha-LOM ya-UF ve-LO yim-tsa-U-hu ve-yu-DAD ke-khez-YON LAI-la
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel poetic cola introduced by simile markers kachalom {כַּחֲל֣וֹם | ka-ḥă-lôm} ‘like a dream’ and kechezyon {כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן | kə-ḥez-yôn} ‘like a vision.’
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ה
“vision”
In context — Job 20:8
Like a dream he flies away, and they will not find him; he is chased away like a night vision .
About this coordinate
Job 20:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 20:8, so the Hebrew word כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן (kekhezyon) 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.20.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.8.W6.S1) and character.