Deuteronomy 14:19:3Deut.14.19.W3TAB
הָע֔וֹף
haof
“of the winged things”
- Transliteration
- ha-OF
- Extended
- hah-OHF
- IPA
- /haːˈʕoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the winged things
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-OF
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-rets ha-OF
- clause
ve-KOL SHE-rets ha-OF ta-MEI HU la-KHEM
- sentence
ve-KOL SHE-rets ha-OF ta-MEI HU la-KHEM LO ye-a-KHE-lu
Exegesis
The compound subject sheretz ha-ʾōp̄ {שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָע֔וֹף | še-reṣ hā-ʾōp̄} ‘creeping thing, flying creature’ pairs an absolute noun with a definite noun to define the category of winged swarmers.
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-payin-vav-pe
“to fly”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:19
And every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 14:19, so the Hebrew word הָע֔וֹף (haof) 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 Deut.14.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.19.W3.S1) and character.