Ezekiel 21:17:4Ezek.21.17.W4TABWLC Ezekiel 21:22
אֶל־כַפִּ֔י
elkhapi
“to my palm or to my hand”
- Transliteration
- el-KHA-PI
- Extended
- ehl-KHAH-PEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.xapˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my palm or to my 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 | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
el-KHA-PI
- clause
ve-gam-a-NI a-KKE KHA-PI el-KHA-PI va-ha-ni-KHO-ti kha-MA-ti
- sentence
ve-gam-a-NI a-KKE KHA-PI el-KHA-PI va-ha-ni-KHO-ti kha-MA-ti a-NI ye-ho-VAH dib-BAR-ti
Exegesis
el-kappay {כַפַּי … אֶל־כַּפַּ֔י | kappay … ʾel-kappay} ‘My hands to My hands’, an idiomatic way of portraying the physical gesture of striking the palms together.
In context — Ezekiel 21:17
I too will strike My hands against My hands, and I will cause My fury to rest; I, the LORD , have spoken.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כַפִּ֔י (elkhapi) 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.21.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.17.W4.S1) and character.