1 Kings 20:38:71 Kgs.20.38.W7TAB
בָּאֲפֵ֖ר
baafer
“with ashes”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-FER
- Extended
- baa-ah-FEHR
- IPA
- /baːʔăˈfeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- with ashes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-FER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER
- clause
va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
- sentence
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
Exegesis
The instrument phrase bā’āper {בָּאֲפֵר | bā’āper} ‘in dust’ combined with ‘al-’ēnāyw {עַל־עֵינָיו | ‘al-’ēnāyw} ‘upon his eyes’ conveys covert concealment. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew word order and highlights the functional roles of the prepositional clauses.
Root and etymology
Root’-p-r
“dust, ash”
In context — 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet went and stood by the road for the king, and he disguised himself with dust over his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 20:38, so the Hebrew word בָּאֲפֵ֖ר (baafer) 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.20.38.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.38.W7.S1) and character.