Exodus 23:27:12Exod.23.27.W12TAB
עֹֽרֶף׃
oref
“turn back”
- Transliteration
- O-ref
- Extended
- OH-rehf
- IPA
- /ˈʕoː.rɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- turn back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-ref
- clause
ve-na-ta-TI EET-KOL-oi-VE-kha e-LE-kha O-ref
- sentence
ET-EE-ma-TI a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-mo-TI ET-KOL-ha-AM a-SHER ta-VO ba-HEM ve-na-ta-TI EET-KOL-oi-VE-kha e-LE-kha O-ref
Exegesis
The idiom oref {עֹֽרֶף | ʿō-rêp} “neck/back” denotes enemy flight. The cumulative vav-consecutive pattern underscores comprehensive divine support in conquest.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־ף
“neck, back”
In context — Exodus 23:27
I will send my terror before you; I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you go; and I will cause all your enemies to turn their backs toward you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 23:27, so the Hebrew word עֹֽרֶף׃ (oref) 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.23.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.27.W12.S1) and character.