2 Samuel 24:1:22 Sam.24.1.W2TAB
אַף־יְהוָ֔ה
afyehovah
“the anger of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- AF-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- AHF-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔaf.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the anger of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AF-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-SEF AF-ye-ho-VAH la-kha-ROT be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-SEF AF-ye-ho-VAH la-kha-ROT be-yis-ra-EL va-ya-SET et-da-VID ba-HEM le-MOR LEKH me-NE et-yis-ra-EL ve-et-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The genitive construct ʾap̄ Yəhōwāh {אַף־יְהוָ֔ה | ʾap̄ Yəhōwāh} ‘anger of the LORD’ foregrounds divine emotion.
Root and etymology
ʾ-paleph–pe
“nose; anger”
In context — 2 Samuel 24:1
And again the anger of the LORD flared against Israel, and He prompted David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 24:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 24:1, so the Hebrew word אַף־יְהוָ֔ה (afyehovah) 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.24.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.24.1.W2.S1) and character.