2 Samuel 22:38:12 Sam.22.38.W1TAB
אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה
eredpefa
“I will pursue”
- Transliteration
- e-red-pe-FA
- Extended
- eh-rehd-peh-FAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛr.dəfˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will pursue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-red-pe-FA
- phraseyour reading level
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI
- clause
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI va-ash-me-DEM
- sentence
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI va-ash-me-DEM ve-LO a-SHUV ad-ka-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The verse unfolds as a series of vav-consecutive clauses, beginning with erdefah {אֶרְדְּפָה | ʾer·də̣-p̄ā́h} ‘I will pursue’ in the cohortative to indicate determined action.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–dalet–pe
“to pursue, chase”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:38
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and I did not turn back until they were finished off .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:38, so the Hebrew word אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה (eredpefa) 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.22.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.38.W1.S1) and character.