Job 21:4:5Job.21.4.W5TAB
לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר
lotiktsar
“should not be short”
- Transliteration
- lo-tik-TSAR
- Extended
- loh-tihk-TSAR
- IPA
- /loː.tɪqˈtsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- should not be short
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
lo-tik-TSAR
- phraseyour reading level
lo-tik-TSAR ru-KHI
- clause
ve-im-mad-DU-a lo-tik-TSAR ru-KHI
- sentence
he-a-NO-khi le-a-DAM si-KHI ve-im-mad-DU-a lo-tik-TSAR ru-KHI
Exegesis
The conjunction wəʾimmadduʻa {וְאִם־מַדּוּעַ | wəʾimmadduʻa} ‘and if so’ introduces a conditional clause, followed by the negative lō-tiqṣar {לֹא־תִקְצַר | lō-tiqṣar} ‘should not be short.’
In context — Job 21:4
Is my complaint directed to man , and if so, why should my spirit not be short?
About this coordinate
Job 21:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:4, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר (lotiktsar) 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.21.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.4.W5.S1) and character.