Genesis 2:6:5Gen.2.6.W5TAB
אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃
etkolpeneihaadama
“the whole surface of the ground”
- Transliteration
- et-kol-pe-nei-ha-a-da-MA
- Extended
- eht-kohl-peh-nee-hah-ah-dah-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.kɔl.pə.neː.haː.ʔă.da.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the whole surface of the ground
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kol-pe-nei-ha-a-da-MA
- clause
ve-hish-KA et-kol-pe-nei-ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
ve-ED ya-a-LE min-ha-A-rets ve-hish-KA et-kol-pe-nei-ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The object phrase et kol p'nei ha'adamah {אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי־הָֽאֲדָמָה | ʾeṯ-kol-pə-nê-hā-ʾă-dā-mā} ‘the whole surface of the ground’ employs the construct chain kol p'nei to convey total coverage. The two vav-conjoined clauses mirror the physical sequence—rising then watering—preserving that order in English.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Vav-Dalet
“vapor, mist”
In context — Genesis 2:6
But a mist would arise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground .
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 2:6, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ (etkolpeneihaadama) 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.2.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.6.W5.S1) and character.