Isaiah 22:1:5Isa.22.1.W5TAB
אֵפ֔וֹא
efo
“then or now”
- Transliteration
- E-fo
- Extended
- EE-foh
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːfoːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- then or now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
E-fo
- phraseyour reading level
ma-LEKH E-fo
- clause
ma-LEKH E-fo KI-a-LIT ku-LAKH la-gag-GOT
- sentence
ma-SA GE khi-za-YON ma-LEKH E-fo KI-a-LIT ku-LAKH la-gag-GOT
Exegesis
The interrogative mah-lakh {מַה־לָּךְ | māh-lāḵ} ‘what-to-you’ combined with ēpōʾ {אֵפ֔וֹא | ʾēpōʾ} ‘now’ forms an emphatic question.
In context — Isaiah 22:1
The oracle concerning the valley of vision: What is wrong with you now that you have all gone up to the rooftops ?
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 22:1, so the Hebrew word אֵפ֔וֹא (efo) 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.22.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.1.W5.S1) and character.