Exodus 14:25:3Exod.14.25.W3TAB
אֹפַ֣ן
ofan
“wheel of”
- Transliteration
- o-FAN
- Extended
- oh-FAHN
- IPA
- /ʔoˈfan/
Meaning by language
- English
- wheel of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-FAN
- phraseyour reading level
o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV
- clause
va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT
- sentence
va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The construct phrase ofan markebotav {אֹפַן מַרְכְּבֹתָיו | ʾōp̄ān markəbōṯāyw} ‘wheels of their chariots’ employs synecdoche by using one part to represent the entire chariot force.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–pe–nun
“wheel, turning part”
In context — Exodus 14:25
And He removed the wheels of their chariots, so that they drove with difficulty. And Egypt said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 14:25, so the Hebrew word אֹפַ֣ן (ofan) 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 Exod.14.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.25.W3.S1) and character.