Ezekiel 21:14:6Ezek.21.14.W6TABWLC Ezekiel 21:19
אֶל־כַּ֑ף
elkaf
“to palm of the hand”
- Transliteration
- el-KAF
- Extended
- ehl-KAHF
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈkaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to palm of the hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-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
ʾel-kaf {אֶל־כָּ֑ף | ʾel-kaf} ‘palm to palm’ functions idiomatically as a forceful, attention-getting action that accompanies the spoken oracle.
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 21:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 21:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כַּ֑ף (elkaf) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.14.W6.S1) and character.