2 Samuel 22:9:32 Sam.22.9.W3TAB
בְּאַפּ֔וֹ
beappo
“in his nostril or in his nose”
- Transliteration
- be-AP-po
- Extended
- beh-AP-poh
- IPA
- /bəˈʔap.poː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his nostril or in his nose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-AP-po
- clause
A-LA a-SHAN be-AP-po ve-ESH mi-PI-v to-KHEL
- sentence
A-LA a-SHAN be-AP-po ve-ESH mi-PI-v to-KHEL ge-kha-LIM ba-A-RU mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The first clause uses alah {עָלָה | ʿā-lāh} ‘went up’ with ashan {עָשָׁן | ʾā-šān} ‘smoke’ and the locative be-appo {בְּאַפּוֹ | bə-ʾā-pô} ‘in His nostrils,’ forming a metaphor for divine anger.
Root and etymology
’-paleph–pe
“nostril”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:9
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and fire devoured from His mouth; coals blazed out from Him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 22:9, so the Hebrew word בְּאַפּ֔וֹ (beappo) 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.22.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.9.W3.S1) and character.