Ezekiel 17:3:8Ezek.17.3.W8TAB
הַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙
hakenafayim
“the wings”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-na-FA-yim
- Extended
- hah-keh-nah-FAH-yihm
- IPA
- /hakkənaːˈfajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ke-na-FA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ge-DOL ha-ke-na-FA-yim
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ha-NE-sher ha-ga-DOL ge-DOL ha-ke-na-FA-yim E-rekh ha-E-ver ma-LE ha-no-TSA a-sher-LO ha-rik-MA
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ha-NE-sher ha-ga-DOL ge-DOL ha-ke-na-FA-yim E-rekh ha-E-ver ma-LE ha-no-TSA a-sher-LO ha-rik-MA BA el-hal-le-va-NON va-yik-KAKH et-tsam-ME-ret ha-A-rez
Exegesis
A sequence of noun-adjective constructs—hanesher hagadol {הַנֶּשֶׁר הַגָּדוֹל| han-ne-šer ha-gā-ḏōl}, gedol haknafayim {גְּד֤וֹל הַכְּנָפַ֙יִם| gə-ḏōl ha-kə-na-fā-yim}, erekh haever {אֶ֣רֶךְ הָאֵ֔בֶר| ʾe-reḵ hā-ʾê-ḇer}, and male hanotse {מָלֵא֙ הַנּוֹצָ֔ה| mā-lēʾ han-nō-ṣāh}—builds the image of the majestic eagle.
In context — Ezekiel 17:3
And you shall say: “Thus says the Lord GOD , the great eagle, great in wings, long in pinion, full of feathers that had the variegation , came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 17:3, so the Hebrew word הַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ (hakenafayim) 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.17.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.3.W8.S1) and character.