Deuteronomy 14:9:8Deut.14.9.W8TAB
סְנַפִּ֥יר
senapir
“fins”
- Transliteration
- se-na-PIR
- Extended
- seh-nah-PEER
- IPA
- /sənaˈpiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- fins
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-na-PIR
- phraseyour reading level
se-na-PIR ve-kas-KE-set
- clause
KOL a-SHER-lo se-na-PIR ve-kas-KE-set to-a-KHE-lu
- sentence
ET-ze to-akh-LU mi-KOL a-SHER ba-MA-yim KOL a-SHER-lo se-na-PIR ve-kas-KE-set to-a-KHE-lu
Exegesis
The iterative use of kōl ʾa-šer-lō {כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ | kôl ʾă-šer-lō} introduces the defining features snapir {סְנַפִּיר | sə̆-nap-pîr} and wə-qaš-qə-šet {וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת | wə-qaš-qə-šet}, joined by a conjunction.
Root and etymology
ס־נ־פ
“appendage”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:9
This you may eat of all that are in the waters: all that have a fin and a scale you may eat.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 14:9, so the Hebrew word סְנַפִּ֥יר (senapir) 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.14.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.9.W8.S1) and character.