Ezekiel 13:11:3Ezek.13.11.W3TAB
תָפֵ֖ל
tafel
“whitewash”
- Transliteration
- ta-FEL
- Extended
- tah-FEHL
- IPA
- /tˤaːˈfɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- whitewash
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-FEL
- phraseyour reading level
el-ta-KHE ta-FEL
- clause
e-MOR el-ta-KHE ta-FEL ve-yip-POL
- sentence
e-MOR el-ta-KHE ta-FEL ve-yip-POL ha-YA GE-shem sho-TEF ve-a-TE-na av-NE el-ga-VISH tip-POL-na ve-RU-akh se-a-ROT te-vak-KE-a
Exegesis
The phrase el taḥê tap̄êl {אֶל־טָחֵי תָפֵל | ʾel-ṭā-ḥê tā-p̄êl} links the preposition el ‘to’ with the participle taḥê ‘plasterers’ in construct with the adjective tap̄êl ‘whitewash,’ depicting those applying a superficial covering.
Root and etymology
tet–pe–lamedt-p-l
“to smear, whitewash”
In context — Ezekiel 13:11
Say to those who plaster with whitewash that it will fall. There will surely be an overflowing rain, and you great hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break through it.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 13:11, so the Hebrew word תָפֵ֖ל (tafel) 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 Ezek.13.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.11.W3.S1) and character.