2 Samuel 15:30:152 Sam.15.30.W15TAB
חָפוּ֙
khafu
“covered”
- Transliteration
- kha-FU
- Extended
- khaa-FOO
- IPA
- /ħaːˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- covered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-FU
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO kha-FU ISH ro-SHO ve-A-LU a-LO u-va-KHO
- sentence
ve-da-VID O-le ve-ma-a-LE ha-ze-TIM o-LE u-vo-KHE ve-ROSH LO kha-FUI ve-HU ho-LEKH ya-KHEF ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO kha-FU ISH ro-SHO ve-A-LU a-LO u-va-KHO
Exegesis
The phrase wə-rōš lō ḥā-pû-y {וְרֹאשׁ לוֹ חָפוּי | wə-rōš lō ḥā-pû-y} uses a construct chain and a passive participle to emphasize the ritual covering of heads in mourning.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:30
And David ascended the slope of the Olives, ascending and weeping , with his head covered. He walked barefoot, and all the people who were with him each covered his own head, and they went up, ascending and weeping.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:30:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 15:30, so the Hebrew word חָפוּ֙ (khafu) 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.15.30.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.30.W15.S1) and character.