2 Kings 23:15:212 Kgs.23.15.W21TAB
לְעָפָ֖ר
leafar
“to dust”
- Transliteration
- le-a-FAR
- Extended
- leh-aa-FAHR
- IPA
- /ləʕaːˈfɔːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dust
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-a-FAR
- phraseyour reading level
he-DAK le-a-FAR
- clause
va-yis-ROF et-ha-ba-MA he-DAK le-a-FAR ve-sa-RAF a-she-RA
- sentence
ve-GAM et-ha-miz-BE-akh a-SHER be-VEIT-EL ha-ba-MA a-SHER a-SA ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL GAM et-ha-miz-BE-akh ha-HU ve-et-ha-ba-MA na-TATS va-yis-ROF et-ha-ba-MA he-DAK le-a-FAR ve-sa-RAF a-she-RA
Exegesis
The narrative then accelerates with wayyiśrōp̄ {וַיִּשְׂרֹף | wayyiśrōp̄} ‘and he burned’, followed by the intensive hedaq ləʿāp̄ār {הֵדַק לְעָפָר | hēdaq ləʿāp̄ār} ‘he crushed (it) to dust’, expressing thorough eradication.
Root and etymology
ʿ-p-r
“dust, fine powder”
In context — 2 Kings 23:15
And also the altar that was in Bethel , the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat made, who caused Israel to sin; also that altar and the high place he tore down. Then he burned the high place, crushed it to dust , and burned the Asherah pole.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:15:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Kings 23:15, so the Hebrew word לְעָפָ֖ר (leafar) 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.23.15.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.15.W21.S1) and character.