2 Kings 19:24:72 Kgs.19.24.W7TAB

בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י

bekhafpeamai

with the sole of my steps, that is, with the sole of my foot

Transliteration
be-khaf-pe-a-MAI
Extended
beh-KHAHF-peh-ah-MAI
IPA
/bəxaf.pəʕaːˈmaj/

Meaning by language

English
with the sole of my steps, that is, with the sole of my foot

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + כַף + פְּ + עָ + מַ֔י
be + khaf + pe + a + mai
bekhafpeamai

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-khaf-pe-a-MAI

  2. clause

    ve-akh-RIV be-khaf-pe-a-MAI KOL ye-o-RE ma-TSOR

  3. sentence

    a-NI KAR-ti ve-sha-TI-ti MA-yim za-RIM ve-akh-RIV be-khaf-pe-a-MAI KOL ye-o-RE ma-TSOR

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase be-khaf-pe’amai {בְּכַף־פְּעָמַי | bə-ḵaṗ pᵊ-ʿā-ma-y} ‘with the sole of my feet’ conveys effortless agency.

In context2 Kings 19:24

I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters, and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 19:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 19:24, so the Hebrew word בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י (bekhafpeamai) 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 Kgs.19.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.24.W7.S1) and character.