2 Samuel 16:13:152 Sam.16.13.W15TAB
וְעִפַּ֖ר
veippar
“and he threw dust”
- Transliteration
- ve-ip-PAR
- Extended
- veh-ihp-PAAR
- IPA
- /ləʕum.maːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he threw dust
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ip-PAR
- clause
ve-shim-I ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR le-um-ma-TO ha-LOKH va-ye-kal-LEL va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM le-um-ma-TO ve-ip-PAR be-a-FAR
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-da-REKH ve-shim-I ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR le-um-ma-TO ha-LOKH va-ye-kal-LEL va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM le-um-ma-TO ve-ip-PAR be-a-FAR
Root and etymology
ʿ-p-rayin–pe–resh
“dust, loose soil”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:13
And David and his men went on the road, and Shimei was going on the side of the hill opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dust .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:13:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word וְעִפַּ֖ר (veippar) 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.16.13.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.13.W15.S1) and character.