1 Kings 16:2:41 Kgs.16.2.W4TAB
מִן־הֶ֣עָפָ֔ר
minheafar
“from the dust”
- Transliteration
- MIN-he-a-FAR
- Extended
- mihn-heh-ah-FAAR
- IPA
- /min.hɛʕaˈfaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the dust
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MIN-he-a-FAR
- clause
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL va-TE-lekh be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM va-ta-kha-TI ET-a-MI yis-ra-EL le-hakh-i-SE-ni be-kha-to-TAM
Exegesis
The phrase harîmōṯîṯîḵā min-hĕ‘āphār {הֲרִימֹתִיךָ מִן־הֶעָפָר | harîmōṯîṯîḵā min-hĕ‘āphār} expresses divine elevation from lowliness.
Root and etymology
Rootʻ–p–r
“dust, loose soil”
In context — 1 Kings 16:2
Because I raised you from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you walked in the way of Jeroboam and caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me to anger by their sins.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 16:2, so the Hebrew word מִן־הֶ֣עָפָ֔ר (minheafar) 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 Kgs.16.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.2.W4.S1) and character.