Job 20:9:2Job.20.9.W2TAB
שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ
shezafattu
“saw him”
- Transliteration
- she-za-FAT-tu
- Extended
- sheh-zaa-FAT-too
- IPA
- /ʃəzaːˈfat.tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- saw him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-za-FAT-tu
- clause
A-yin she-za-FAT-tu ve-LO to-SIF
- sentence
A-yin she-za-FAT-tu ve-LO to-SIF ve-LO-OD te-shu-REN-nu me-ko-MO
Exegesis
The verbal form shezafatu {שְׁזָפַתּוּ | šə-zā-p̄a-ṯû} ‘saw him’ conveys a completed action, while the imperfects tosif {תוֹסִיף | tô-sîp̄} ‘will add’ and teshurennu {תְּשׁוּרֶנּוּ | tə-šū-ren-nū} ‘will behold him’ with the paired negations velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} and velo-od {וְלֹא־עוֹד | wə-lōʾ-ʿôḏ} signal irreversible non-repetition.
In context — Job 20:9
The eye that saw him will never see him again; his place will behold him no more.
About this coordinate
Job 20:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 20:9, so the Hebrew word שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ (shezafattu) 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.20.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.9.W2.S1) and character.