2 Samuel 18:28:82 Sam.18.28.W8TAB
לְאַפָּ֣יו
leapav
“with his face”
- Transliteration
- le-a-PA-v
- Extended
- leh-ah-PAAV
- IPA
- /ləʔapˈpaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- with his face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-a-PA-v
- phraseyour reading level
le-a-PA-v AR-tsa
- sentence
va-yik-RA a-khi-MA-ats va-yo-MER el-ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM va-yish-ta-KHU la-ME-lekh le-a-PA-v AR-tsa va-yo-MER ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER sig-GAR et-ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-na-se-U et-ya-DAM ba-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The phrase lə-ʾappāyw ʾarṣāh {לְאַפָּיו אַרְצָה | lə-ʾap-pā-yw ʾar-ṣāh} specifies direction and manner of the bow.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:28
And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace!” Then he bowed down to the king, his face to the ground, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God who has delivered the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 18:28, so the Hebrew word לְאַפָּ֣יו (leapav) 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.18.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.28.W8.S1) and character.