2 Samuel 22:5:22 Sam.22.5.W2TAB
אֲפָפֻ֖נִי
afafuni
“they encompassed me”
- Transliteration
- a-fa-FU-ni
- Extended
- ah-fah-FUH-nih
- IPA
- /ʔă.faˈfu.ni/
Meaning by language
- English
- they encompassed me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-fa-FU-ni
- phraseyour reading level
KI a-fa-FU-ni
- clause
KI a-fa-FU-ni mish-be-REI-MA-vet
- sentence
KI a-fa-FU-ni mish-be-REI-MA-vet na-kha-LEI be-li-YA-al ye-va-a-TU-ni
Exegesis
The verb ap'afuni {אֲפָפֻנִי | ʼăfāp̄unni}, a Qal perfect with third person masculine plural subject and first person singular object, functions as the main verb emphasizing encirclement.
Root and etymology
aleph–peh–pehʼ-p-p
“to surround; envelop”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:5
For the waves of death closed around me; the torrents of destruction terrified me .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:5, so the Hebrew word אֲפָפֻ֖נִי (afafuni) 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.22.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.5.W2.S1) and character.