2 Samuel 21:22:42 Sam.21.22.W4TAB
לְהָרָפָ֖ה
leharafa
“to the Rapha”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-ra-FA
- Extended
- leh-haa-raa-FAA
- IPA
- /ləhaːraːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Rapha
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ha-ra-FA
- phraseyour reading level
yul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA
- clause
et-AR-ba-at E-leh yul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA be-GAT
- sentence
et-AR-ba-at E-leh yul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA be-GAT va-yip-le-LU ve-YAD-da-VID u-ve-YAD a-va-DAI-v
Exegesis
The Pual perfect yulledu {יֻלְּדוּ | yul-le-ḏu} indicates passive origin linked by the construct phrase l’harafah {לְהָרָפָה | lə-hā-rā-pha}, identifying Rapha as their ancestor, and b’gat {בְּגַת | bə-ḡat} situates them in Gath.
Root and etymology
ר-פ-הr-p-h
“tall one”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:22
These four were born to Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 21:22, so the Hebrew word לְהָרָפָ֖ה (leharafa) 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.21.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.22.W4.S1) and character.