2 Samuel 14:25:32 Sam.14.25.W3TAB
אִישׁ־יָפֶ֛ה
ishyafe
“a man handsome”
- Transliteration
- ish-ya-FE
- Extended
- ihsh-yaa-FEH
- IPA
- /ʔiːʃ.jaːˈfɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man handsome
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ish-ya-FE
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE
- clause
u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD
- sentence
u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD mi-KAF rag-LO ve-AD kad-ke-DO lo-ha-YA VO MUM
Exegesis
The clause lo-hayah ish-yafeh {לֹא־הָיָ֧ה אִישׁ־יָפֶ֛ה | lōʾ hāyâ ʾîš yāp̄eh} uses a Qal perfect with negation to assert the absence of any comparable individual.
Root and etymology
y-p-hyod–pe–he
“to be beautiful”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:25
Now in all Israel there was no man to be praised so highly for his appearance as Absalom ; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no flaw found in him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:25, so the Hebrew word אִישׁ־יָפֶ֛ה (ishyafe) 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 Sam.14.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.25.W3.S1) and character.