2 Samuel 22:41:42 Sam.22.41.W4TAB
עֹ֑רֶף
oref
“back of neck”
- Transliteration
- O-ref
- Extended
- OH-rehf
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈrɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- back of neck
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-ref
- clause
ve-o-ye-VAI ta-TA LI O-ref
- sentence
ve-o-ye-VAI ta-TA LI O-ref me-sa-ne-AI va-ats-mi-TEM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect tattah {תַּתָּה | tat·tāh} conveys divine action of granting subjugation, while the idiom li oref {לִי עֹרֶף | li ʿō·ref} employs “neck” metaphorically for defeat or forced retreat.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־ף
“neck”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:41
You gave me the necks of my enemies , and I destroyed those who hate me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:41:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:41, so the Hebrew word עֹ֑רֶף (oref) 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.22.41.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.41.W4.S1) and character.