2 Samuel 16:2:182 Sam.16.2.W18TAB
הַיָּעֵ֖ף
hayaef
“the one weary”
- Transliteration
- ha-ya-EF
- Extended
- hah-yah-EHF
- IPA
- /hajːaːˈʕeːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one weary
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ya-EF
- phraseyour reading level
lish-TE-ot ha-ya-EF
- clause
va-YO-mer tsi-VA ha-kha-mo-RIM le-VEIT-ha-ME-lekh lir-KHOV ve-le-le-KHEM ve-hal-LE-khem ve-ha-ka-YITS le-e-KHOL han-ne-a-RIM ve-ha-ya-YIN lish-TE-ot ha-ya-EF ba-mid-BAR
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-tsi-va ma-E-le LAKH va-YO-mer tsi-VA ha-kha-mo-RIM le-VEIT-ha-ME-lekh lir-KHOV ve-le-le-KHEM ve-hal-LE-khem ve-ha-ka-YITS le-e-KHOL han-ne-a-RIM ve-ha-ya-YIN lish-TE-ot ha-ya-EF ba-mid-BAR
Exegesis
Ziba’s answer uses a series of infinitive constructs linked by conjunctions for purpose: haḥămorīm ləḇēt-hamméleḵ lirqōḇ {הַחֲמוֹרִים לְבֵית־הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְכֹּב | haḥămorīm ləḇēt-hamméleḵ lirqōḇ} ‘the donkeys for the king’s house to ride,’ followed by wə-halleḥem wə-haqqayits lēʾēḵōl hanəʿārīm {וְהַלֶּחֶם וְהַקַּיִץ לֶאֱכֹל הַנְּעָרִים | wə-halleḥem wə-haqqayits lēʾēḵōl hanəʿārīm} ‘and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat,’ and wə-ha-yayin lištōṯ hayyāʿēp bammidbār {וְהַיַּיִן לִשְׁתּוֹת הַיָּעֵף בַּמִּדְבָּר | wə-ha-yayin lištōṯ hayyāʿēp bammidbār} ‘and the wine to give drink to the weary in the wilderness.’ The paratactic chaining of infinitives reflects Hebrew economy of expression, requiring English subordinate clauses to preserve clarity and the ordered sequence of intended uses.
Root and etymology
Rootyod-ayin-pe
“to be weary”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:2
And the king said to Ziba, “What are these to you?” And Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the house of the king to ride, and the bread and the summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the weary to drink in the wilderness.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 16:2, so the Hebrew word הַיָּעֵ֖ף (hayaef) 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.16.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.2.W18.S1) and character.