Genesis 19:21:10Gen.19.21.W10TAB
הָפְכִּ֥י
hofki
“overthrow”
- Transliteration
- hof-KI
- Extended
- hohf-KEE
- IPA
- /hɔf.ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- overthrow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hof-KI
- phraseyour reading level
hof-KI et-ha-IR
- clause
le-vil-TI hof-KI et-ha-IR a-SHER di-BAR-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV hi-NEH na-SA-ti fa-NE-kha GAM la-da-VAR ha-ZEH le-vil-TI hof-KI et-ha-IR a-SHER di-BAR-ta
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by levilti hafkhi {לְבִלְתִּי הָפְכִּי | lə-ḇil-tî hā-ph-kî} ‘so as not to overthrow’ expresses the intentional withholding of destructive action.
In context — Genesis 19:21
And He said to him, “Behold, I have shown favor to you also concerning this matter , so that I will not overthrow the city which you have spoken of.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 19:21, so the Hebrew word הָפְכִּ֥י (hofki) 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.19.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.21.W10.S1) and character.