Isaiah 14:6:8Isa.14.6.W8TAB
בָאַף֙
vaaf
“in anger”
- Transliteration
- va-AF
- Extended
- vaa-AHF
- IPA
- /vaːˈʔaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- in anger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-AF
- phraseyour reading level
ro-DE va-AF
- clause
ro-DE va-AF go-YIM mur-DAF be-LI KHA-sakh
- sentence
ma-KE a-MIM be-ev-RA ma-KAT bil-TI sa-RA ro-DE va-AF go-YIM mur-DAF be-LI KHA-sakh
Exegesis
The verse features a chain of participial actions describing the tyrant’s violence: the Hiphil participle maqqēh {מַכֶּה | mǎqqĕh} ‘striking’ is paralleled by the Qal participle rōdĕh {רֹדֶה | rōdĕh} ‘ruling,’ each framed by intensifying prepositional phrases bĕʿěḇrāh {בְּעֶבְרָה | bĕʿěḇrāh} ‘in wrath’ and bā’āp {בָּאַף | bā’āp} ‘in anger.’
In context — Isaiah 14:6
The one who struck peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, who ruled nations in anger, persecuting with no restraint .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 14:6, so the Hebrew word בָאַף֙ (vaaf) 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.14.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.6.W8.S1) and character.