Genesis 17:14:12Gen.17.14.W12TAB
הֵפַֽר׃
hefar
“he has broken”
- Transliteration
- he-FAR
- Extended
- heh-FAHR
- IPA
- /heː.ˈfar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he has broken
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-FAR
- clause
et-be-ri-TI he-FAR
- sentence
ve-a-REL za-KHAR a-SHER lo-yim-MOL et-be-SAR or-la-TO ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HI me-am-ME-ha et-be-ri-TI he-FAR
Exegesis
The final perfect hepar {הֵפַר | hê-par} “has broken” affirms that the act constitutes a completed violation of the divine covenant expressed by beriti {בְּרִיתִי | bə-rî-ti}. The progression from condition to consequence underscores individual responsibility and the binding nature of the covenant.
Root and etymology
פרהpeh–resh–heh
“bear fruit”
In context — Genesis 17:14
Any uncircumcised male who does not circumcise the flesh of his foreskin—that person must be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 17:14, so the Hebrew word הֵפַֽר׃ (hefar) 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 Gen.17.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.14.W12.S1) and character.