Job 22:20:5Job.22.20.W5TAB
אָ֣כְלָה
okhela
“has consumed”
- Transliteration
- o-KHE-la
- Extended
- oh-KHEH-lah
- IPA
- /ʔɔxəˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has consumed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-KHE-la
- phraseyour reading level
o-KHE-la ESH
- clause
ve-yit-RAM o-KHE-la ESH
- sentence
im-LO nikh-KHAD ki-MA-nu ve-yit-RAM o-KHE-la ESH
Exegesis
A coordinating vav links to the remnant (yitram {יִתְרָם | yit-ṯā-rām} ‘remnant’), which with the Qal perfect akhlah {אָכְלָה | ʾō-ḵlāh} ‘has consumed’ and esh {אֵשׁ | ʾēš} ‘fire’ as subject completes the clause. This chiastic structure—removal followed by consumption—underscores the total defeat of those opposed.
Root and etymology
א־כ־ל
“to consume”
In context — Job 22:20
Surely our opponents are cut off, and fire has consumed what remained of them.
About this coordinate
Job 22:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 22:20, so the Hebrew word אָ֣כְלָה (okhela) 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.22.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.20.W5.S1) and character.