Ezekiel 16:8:9Ezek.16.8.W9TAB
כְּנָפִי֙
kenafi
“my wing”
- Transliteration
- ke-na-FI
- Extended
- keh-naa-FEE
- IPA
- /kənaːˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my wing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ke-na-FI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ef-ROS ke-na-FI
- clause
va-e-VOR a-LA-yikh va-e-REKH ve-hin-NE i-TEKH ET do-DIM va-ef-ROS ke-na-FI a-LA-yikh va-a-kha-SE e-re-va-TEKH
- sentence
va-e-VOR a-LA-yikh va-e-REKH ve-hin-NE i-TEKH ET do-DIM va-ef-ROS ke-na-FI a-LA-yikh va-a-kha-SE e-re-va-TEKH va-e-sha-VA LAKH va-a-VO vi-ve-RIT o-TAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI va-ti-HE-yi LI
Exegesis
The Qal verbs vaʾefrosh kenafi {וָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂ כְּנָפִי֙} ‘and I spread my wing’ and vaʾăkasseh ervatek {וָאֲכַסֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ} ‘and I covered your nakedness’ form an inclusion highlighting protection. The sequence vaʾeshavaʿ vaʾavo bi-bivrit otakh ‘and I swore and I entered into covenant with you’ marks legal commitment, followed by the declaration neʾum Adonai YHWH and the consummation vatihiyyî li ‘and you became mine’. English order preserves Hebrew temporal structure and metaphorical imagery.
Root and etymology
k-n-p
“wing, extremity”
In context — Ezekiel 16:8
I passed by you and saw you, and behold, it was the season of love, and I spread my wing over you and covered your nakedness . I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD , and you became mine.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 16:8, so the Hebrew word כְּנָפִי֙ (kenafi) 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.16.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.8.W9.S1) and character.