Job 22:11:1Job.22.11.W1TAB
אוֹ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ
okhoshekh
“or darkness”
- Transliteration
- o-KHO-shekh
- Extended
- oh-KHOH-shehkh
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈħoʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- or darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-KHO-shekh
- clause
o-KHO-shekh lo-ti-re-EH
- sentence
o-KHO-shekh lo-ti-re-EH ve-shif-AHT-ma-YIM te-kha-SE-kha
Exegesis
The verse presents two alternative scenarios linked by o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’.
The first clause uses choshekh {חֹשֶׁךְ | ḥō-šēḵ} ‘darkness’ with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} and the Qal imperfect tireh {תִרְאֶה | tirʾê} ‘you will see’, forming a cause-and-result construction.
Root and etymology
het-shin-kafhet-shin-kaf
“darkness”
In context — Job 22:11
Or darkness prevents you from seeing, and an abundance of water covers you.
About this coordinate
Job 22:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:11, so the Hebrew word אוֹ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ (okhoshekh) 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.22.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.11.W1.S1) and character.