Hosea 5:13:7Hos.5.13.W7TAB
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙
eferayim
“Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- e-fe-ra-YIM
- Extended
- eh-feh-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-fe-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh e-fe-ra-YIM
- clause
va-yar-E e-fe-ra-YIM et-kha-LYO vi-ye-hu-DA et-me-ZO-ro va-YE-lekh e-fe-ra-YIM el-a-SHUR va-yish-LAKH el-ME-lekh ya-REV
- sentence
va-yar-E e-fe-ra-YIM et-kha-LYO vi-ye-hu-DA et-me-ZO-ro va-YE-lekh e-fe-ra-YIM el-a-SHUR va-yish-LAKH el-ME-lekh ya-REV ve-HU LO yu-KHAL lir-pe-O la-KHEM ve-lo-yig-HE mi-KEM ma-ZOR
Root and etymology
consonantsPe–Resh–Heh
“be fruitful”
In context — Hosea 5:13
Ephraim noticed his sickness, and Judah his wound; so Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to King Jareb. Yet he could not heal you, and he could not cure your wound.
About this coordinate
Hosea 5:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Hosea 5:13, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (eferayim) 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 Hos.5.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.5.13.W7.S1) and character.