Exodus 15:8:2Exod.15.8.W2TAB
אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙
appekha
“your nostrils”
- Transliteration
- ap-PE-kha
- Extended
- ahp-PEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔapˈpeː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your nostrils
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ap-PE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-RU-akh ap-PE-kha
- clause
u-ve-RU-akh ap-PE-kha ne-er-MU MA-yim nits-tse-VU khe-mo-NED noz-LIM
- sentence
u-ve-RU-akh ap-PE-kha ne-er-MU MA-yim nits-tse-VU khe-mo-NED noz-LIM kaf-U te-ho-MOT be-lev-YAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase uveruakh {וּבְר֤וּחַ | ū-və-rū-ḥ} “and-by-breath,” where the vav conjunction and prefix be attach to ruach in construct to link divine action to apekha {אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ | ’a-pē-kha} “of-your-nostrils.”
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-pe
“nostril”
In context — Exodus 15:8
And by the breath of Your nostrils, the waters were heaped up; the flowing currents stood like a mound ; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 15:8, so the Hebrew word אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ (appekha) 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.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.8.W2.S1) and character.