Ezekiel 21:14:5Ezek.21.14.W5TABWLC Ezekiel 21:19
כַּ֣ף
kaf
“palm of the hand”
- Transliteration
- KAF
- Extended
- KAHF
- IPA
- /ˈkaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- palm of the hand
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KAF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF
- clause
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM hi-na-VE ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM hi-na-VE ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF ve-ti-kha-FEL KHE-rev she-li-shi-TA KHE-rev kha-la-LIM HI KHE-rev kha-LAL ha-ga-DOL ha-kho-DE-ret la-HEM
Exegesis
Two imperatives, hinnabe {הִנָּבֵ֕א | hin-nā-bēʾ} ‘prophesy’ and vehak {וְהַ֖ךְ | wə-haḵ} ‘and strike,’ form a command sequence; the gesture kaf {כַּ֣ף | kaf} …
Root and etymology
Rootk–p
“hand, palm”
In context — Ezekiel 21:14
And you, son of man , prophesy, and strike palm to palm; and let the sword be doubled, a third time —a sword of the slain. It is a sword of a slain one, the great one, the one that penetrates to them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 21:14, so the Hebrew word כַּ֣ף (kaf) 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.21.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.14.W5.S1) and character.