Job 21:12:2Job.21.12.W2TAB
כְּתֹ֣ף
ketof
“tambourine”
- Transliteration
- ke-TOF
- Extended
- keh-TOHF
- IPA
- /kəˈtof/
Meaning by language
- English
- tambourine
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-TOF
- clause
yis-E-u ke-TOF ve-khi-NOR
- sentence
yis-E-u ke-TOF ve-khi-NOR ve-yis-me-KHU le-KOL u-GAV
Exegesis
Instruments are listed in merismus with ketôp̄ {כְּתֹף | keṯôp̄} ‘timbrel’ paired with wə-kinôr {וְכִנּוֹר | wə-kinôr} ‘and lyre,’ contrasting percussion and string.
Root and etymology
t-ptav–peh
“drum”
In context — Job 21:12
They make music with the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice to the sound of the pipe .
About this coordinate
Job 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:12, so the Hebrew word כְּתֹ֣ף (ketof) 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.21.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.12.W2.S1) and character.