2 Samuel 23:7:102 Sam.23.7.W10TAB
יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ
yissarefu
“they are burned”
- Transliteration
- yis-sa-re-FU
- Extended
- yihs-saa-reh-FOO
- IPA
- /jis.saːrəˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are burned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-sa-re-FU
- phraseyour reading level
sa-ROF yis-sa-re-FU
- clause
u-va-ESH sa-ROF yis-sa-re-FU ba-sha-VET
- sentence
ve-ISH yig-GA ba-HEM yim-ma-LE var-ZEL ve-ETS kha-NIT u-va-ESH sa-ROF yis-sa-re-FU ba-sha-VET
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute sarof {שָׂרֹף | śārôp} intensifies “to burn,” which the niphal imperfect yissarefu {יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ | yiś-sār-pû} fulfills in the apodosis.
Root and etymology
ש–ר
“prince, chief”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:7
And the man who touches them must be equipped with iron and the shaft of a spear, and with fire to burn, they shall be completely consumed in their resting place .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 23:7, so the Hebrew word יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ (yissarefu) 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.23.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.7.W10.S1) and character.