Jeremiah 13:23:1Jer.13.23.W1TAB
הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ
hayahafokh
“can he change”
- Transliteration
- ha-ya-ha-FOKH
- Extended
- hah-yah-hah-FOHKH
- IPA
- /hăja.hăˈfoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- can he change
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ya-ha-FOKH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ya-ha-FOKH ku-SHI
- clause
ha-ya-ha-FOKH ku-SHI O-ro ve-na-MER kha-var-be-bu-ro-TAIV
- sentence
ha-ya-ha-FOKH ku-SHI O-ro ve-na-MER kha-var-be-bu-ro-TAIV gam-a-TEM tu-khe-LU le-he-TIV lim-mu-DE ha-RE-a
Exegesis
The verse begins with a rhetorical question introduced by hayahafokh {הֲיַהֲפֹךְ | ha-ya-ha-pōḵ}, expressing the inability to alter innate characteristics.
In context — Jeremiah 13:23
Can the Cushite change his skin, or the leopard its spots? Also, can you do good, being ones accustomed to evil ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:23, so the Hebrew word הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ (hayahafokh) 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 Jer.13.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.23.W1.S1) and character.