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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khaf-pe-a-MAI
- clause
ve-akh-RIV be-khaf-pe-a-MAI KOL ye-o-RE ma-TSOR
- 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 context — 2 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.