Deuteronomy 22:12:4Deut.22.12.W4TAB
כַּנְפ֣וֹת
kanfot
“corners”
- Transliteration
- kan-FOT
- Extended
- kahn-FOHT
- IPA
- /kanˈfoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- corners
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kan-FOT
- sentence
ge-di-LEEM ta-a-SE-le-KHA al-AR-ba kan-FOT ke-sut-KHA a-SHER te-ka-SEH-bah
Exegesis
The locative preposition ʿal {עַל | ʿal} introduces the spatial phrase modifying where the tassels belong, specified by the numeral ’arbā‘ {אַרְבַּע | ’arbā‘} ‘four’ and the noun kănāpôt {כַּנְפ֥וֹת | kănāpôt} ‘corners.’
In context — Deuteronomy 22:12
You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 22:12, so the Hebrew word כַּנְפ֣וֹת (kanfot) 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.22.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.12.W4.S1) and character.