Job 21:6:3Job.21.6.W3TAB

וְאָחַ֥ז

veakhaz

and seizes

Transliteration
ve-a-KHAZ
Extended
veh-aa-KHAZ
IPA
/vəʔaˈħaz/

Meaning by language

English
and seizes

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Result
וְ + אָ + חַ֥ז
ve + a + khaz
veakhaz

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Zayinz as in zero

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-a-KHAZ

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-KHAZ be-sa-RI

  3. clause

    ve-a-KHAZ be-sa-RI pa-la-TSUT

  4. sentence

    ve-im-za-KHAR-ti ve-niv-ha-AL-ti ve-a-KHAZ be-sa-RI pa-la-TSUT

Exegesis

Next, ve-akhaz {וְאָחַז | wə-ʼā-ḥaz} ‘and it seizes’ resumes the sequence, leading into the nominal clause where pallatzut {פַּלָּצֽוּת | pallā-tsût} ‘trembling’ functions as the subject in an experiential statement.

In contextJob 21:6

And if I remember, I am dismayed , and trembling seizes my flesh .

About this coordinate

Job 21:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:6, so the Hebrew word וְאָחַ֥ז (veakhaz) 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.21.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.6.W3.S1) and character.