1 Chronicles 21:22:151 Chr.21.22.W15TAB
הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה
hamagefa
“the plague”
- Transliteration
- ha-ma-GE-fa
- Extended
- hah-mah-GEH-fah
- IPA
- /ham.maɡˈɡeː.faː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the plague
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ma-GE-fa
- phraseyour reading level
ve-TE-a-tsar ha-ma-GE-fa
- clause
be-KHE-sef ma-LE te-NE-hu LI ve-TE-a-tsar ha-ma-GE-fa me-AL ha-AM
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-OR-nan te-NA-LI me-KOM ha-GO-ren ve-ev-NE-VO miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-KHE-sef ma-LE te-NE-hu LI ve-TE-a-tsar ha-ma-GE-fa me-AL ha-AM
Exegesis
The second imperative tenehû {תְּנֵהוּ | tənēhû} reinforces the request, and the nifal imperfect ve-te’atzar {וְתֵעָצַר | wəṯēʿāṣar} conveys the intended result of restraining the plague ha-magefa {הַמַּגֵּפָה | hammaggēp̄āh} from upon the people ha-am {הָעָם | hāʿām}. English syntax preserves the Hebrew’s sequence of volition, purpose, and outcome.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–gimel–pe
“to strike, smite”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:22
And David said to Ornan, “Give me the place of the threshing floor, so that I may build an altar there to the LORD . Give it to me for the full price in silver , so that the plague may be restrained from upon the people.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Chronicles 21:22, so the Hebrew word הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה (hamagefa) 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 1 Chr.21.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.22.W15.S1) and character.