Ezekiel 17:7:5Ezek.17.7.W5TAB
כְּנָפַ֖יִם
kenafayim
“of wings”
- Transliteration
- ke-na-FA-yim
- Extended
- keh-nah-FAH-yihm
- IPA
- /kənaːˈfajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of wings
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ke-na-FA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ge-DOL ke-na-FA-yim
- clause
va-ye-HI NE-sher-e-KHAD ga-DOL ge-DOL ke-na-FA-yim ve-rav-no-TSA
- sentence
va-ye-HI NE-sher-e-KHAD ga-DOL ge-DOL ke-na-FA-yim ve-rav-no-TSA ve-hin-NE ha-GE-fen ha-ZOT kaf-NA sha-ro-SHE-ha a-LAV ve-da-li-yo-TAV shil-KHA-LO le-hash-KOT o-TA me-a-ru-GOT ma-ta-A
Exegesis
Its subject is introduced by nesher echad gadol gedol kenafayim ve-rav notzah {נֶשֶׁר־אֶחָד גָּד֔וֹל גְּד֥וֹל כְּנָפַ֖יִם וְרַב־נוֹצָ֑ה | nešer ʾeḥād gādōl gĕdōl kənāp̄ayim wə-rāv nōṣā} ‘one great eagle, great of wings and abundant in plumage’, employing doubled adjectives for intensification.
In context — Ezekiel 17:7
And there was another great eagle , great in wings and abundant in plumage. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and stretched out its branches to him to be watered from the beds of its planting .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 17:7, so the Hebrew word כְּנָפַ֖יִם (kenafayim) 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.17.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.7.W5.S1) and character.