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

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    AF

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU

  3. clause

    AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.