Ezekiel 15:5:7Ezek.15.5.W7TAB
אַ֣ף
af
“even or moreover”
- Transliteration
- AF
- Extended
- AHF
- IPA
- /ʔaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- even or moreover
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AF
- phraseyour reading level
AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU
- clause
AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA
- sentence
hi-NE bi-he-yo-TO ta-MIM LO ye-a-SE lim-la-a-KHA AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction af ki {אַ֣ף כִּי־ | ʾaf kî} “how much less” introduces an intensifying comparison.
In context — Ezekiel 15:5
Behold, when it was whole , it was not fit for any work ; how much less, after fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be fit for any work?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 15:5, so the Hebrew word אַ֣ף (af) 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.15.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.5.W7.S1) and character.