2 Samuel 17:2:52 Sam.17.2.W5TAB
וּרְפֵ֣ה
urefe
“and weak”
- Transliteration
- u-re-FE
- Extended
- oo-reh-FEH
- IPA
- /uːrəˈfɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and weak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
u-re-FE
- phraseyour reading level
u-re-FE ya-DA-yim
- clause
ve-a-VO a-LAV ve-HU ya-GE-a u-re-FE ya-DA-yim ve-ha-kha-rad-TI o-TO ve-NAS KAL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO
- sentence
ve-a-VO a-LAV ve-HU ya-GE-a u-re-FE ya-DA-yim ve-ha-kha-rad-TI o-TO ve-NAS KAL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO ve-hi-KE-ti et-ha-ME-lekh le-vad-DO
Exegesis
A conditional protasis is signaled by the participle yagea {יָגֵ֙עַ֙ | yā-gē-ʻa} ‘weary’ paired with the adjective urefeh {וּרְפֵ֣ה | u-rə-p̄e} ‘faint,’ implying “when he is weary and faint.”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:2
And I will come upon him when he is weary and weak-handed , and I will startle him , and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike the king alone.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 17:2, so the Hebrew word וּרְפֵ֣ה (urefe) 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.17.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.2.W5.S1) and character.