Isaiah 13:3:7Isa.13.3.W7TAB
לְאַפִּ֔י
leapi
“for my anger”
- Transliteration
- le-a-PI
- Extended
- leh-ah-PEE
- IPA
- /ləʔapˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for my anger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-a-PI
- clause
GAM ka-RA-ti gi-vo-RAI le-a-PI a-li-ZEI ga-a-va-TI
- sentence
a-NI tsi-VEI-ti lim-me-ku-da-SHAI GAM ka-RA-ti gi-vo-RAI le-a-PI a-li-ZEI ga-a-va-TI
Exegesis
The phrase le'api {לְאַפִּי | lə-ʾā-pî} 'for my anger' expresses purpose, while the construct chain allizei {עַלִּיזֵי | al-lî-zē} 'those who rejoice' + ga'avati {גַּאֲוָתִי | ga-ʾă-vā-tî} 'my majesty' qualifies the mighty ones by their alignment with God’s exalted character. Hebrew object-fronting and construct parallelism emphasize divine agency and the cohesion of the heavenly host, which English renders through reordered clauses and relative phrasing for clarity.
In context — Isaiah 13:3
I have given command to my consecrated ones, and I have also called my mighty ones for my anger, those who exult in my majesty .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 13:3, so the Hebrew word לְאַפִּ֔י (leapi) 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 Isa.13.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.3.W7.S1) and character.