Genesis 33:13:11Gen.33.13.W11TAB
וּדְפָקוּם֙
udefakum
“are driven hard”
- Transliteration
- u-de-fa-KUM
- Extended
- oo-deh-fah-KOOM
- IPA
- /u.ðə.faˈquːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are driven hard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-de-fa-KUM
- clause
u-de-fa-KUM YOM e-KHAD va-ME-tu kol-ha-TSON
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV a-do-NI yo-DE-a ki-ha-ye-la-DIM rak-KIM ve-ha-TSON ve-ha-ba-KAR a-LOT a-LAI u-de-fa-KUM YOM e-KHAD va-ME-tu kol-ha-TSON
Exegesis
The udefāqûm clause {וּדְפָקוּם | ûdəfāqûm} employs a vav + perfect to express a hypothetical condition (“if they drive them”), and the temporal phrase yôm ʾeḥāḏ {יוֹם אֶחָד | yôm ʾeḥāḏ} ‘one day’ heightens the urgency.
In context — Genesis 33:13
And he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are vulnerable , and the flock and cattle nursing are in my care; if they are pressed hard for even one day, then the entire flock will die.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 33:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 33:13, so the Hebrew word וּדְפָקוּם֙ (udefakum) 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.33.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.33.13.W11.S1) and character.