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

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    KAF

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF

  3. clause

    ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM hi-na-VE ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.