2 Chronicles 18:19:42 Chr.18.19.W4TAB
יְפַתֶּה֙
yefate
“will entice”
- Transliteration
- ye-fa-TE
- Extended
- yeh-fah-TEH
- IPA
- /jəfatˈtɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will entice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ye-fa-TE
- phraseyour reading level
MI ye-fa-TE
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-YO-mer ZE o-MER KA-kha ve-ZE o-MER KA-kha
Exegesis
The interrogative mî {מִי | mî} ‘who’ fronts the question, and the Piel imperfect yəp̄attê {יְפַתֶּה | yəp̄attê} ‘will entice’ conveys deliberate persuasion that leads toward a harmful end, fitting the courtroom-like council setting.
Root and etymology
פ־ת־הpe–tav–heh
“to entice, persuade”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:19
And the LORD said, “Who will entice Ahab, king of Israel, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth Gilead?” And one was saying, “Like this,” and another was saying, “Like that.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:19, so the Hebrew word יְפַתֶּה֙ (yefate) 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 2 Chr.18.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.19.W4.S1) and character.