Job 22:21:1Job.22.21.W1TAB
הַסְכֶּן־נָ֣א
haskenna
“be acquainted please”
- Transliteration
- has-ken-NA
- Extended
- hahs-kehn-NAA
- IPA
- /hasˈkɛn.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- be acquainted please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
has-ken-NA
- clause
has-ken-NA i-MO
- sentence
has-ken-NA i-MO u-she-LEM ba-HEM te-vo-AT-kha to-VA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil imperative hasken {הַסְכֶּן־ | ha-səḵ-kên} ‘incline yourself’, reinforced by the particle nāʾ {נָ֣א | nāʾ} ‘please,’ forming an earnest appeal.
Root and etymology
s-k-nsamekh–kaph–nun
“to incline”
In context — Job 22:21
Please incline yourself with Him , and be at peace ; thereby good will come to you.
About this coordinate
Job 22:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:21, so the Hebrew word הַסְכֶּן־נָ֣א (haskenna) 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.22.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.21.W1.S1) and character.