Job 22:29:1Job.22.29.W1TAB
כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ
kihishpilu
“for they humbled”
- Transliteration
- ki-hish-PI-lu
- Extended
- KEE-hihsh-PIH-loo
- IPA
- /kiː.hiʃˈpiː.luː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for they humbled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ki-hish-PI-lu
- clause
ki-hish-PI-lu va-TO-mer GE-va
- sentence
ki-hish-PI-lu va-TO-mer GE-va ve-SHAKH e-NA-yim yo-SHI-a
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/when’ introduces a temporal-causal clause.
The Hiphil perfect hishpilu {הִשְׁפִּילוּ | hišpîlû} ‘they humbled’ indicates external forces bringing the subject low.
Root and etymology
shin–pe–lamed
“to bring low”
In context — Job 22:29
For when they are brought low and you say, “It is pride,” then He will save those with modest perspective .
About this coordinate
Job 22:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:29, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ (kihishpilu) 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.22.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.29.W1.S1) and character.