Deuteronomy 22:30:7Deut.22.30.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:1
כְּנַ֖ף
kenaf
“the skirt of”
- Transliteration
- ke-NAF
- Extended
- keh-NAHF
- IPA
- /kəˈnaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the skirt of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-NAF
- clause
ve-LO ye-ga-LEH ke-NAF a-VIV
- sentence
lo-yi-KAKH ISH et-E-shet a-VIV ve-LO ye-ga-LEH ke-NAF a-VIV
Exegesis
The noun kenaf aviv employs kenaf {כְּנַף | kǝnap̄} ‘edge, corner’ idiomatically for sexual claim, rendered as ‘nakedness’ in the formal for clarity and as ‘garment corner’ in the dynamic to retain physical imagery.
Root and etymology
k-n-pkaf–nun–pe
“wing; edge; corner”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:30
No man shall take his father’s wife, so that he does not uncover his father’s nakedness .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 22:30, so the Hebrew word כְּנַ֖ף (kenaf) 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.22.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.30.W7.S1) and character.