Jeremiah 14:6:4Jer.14.6.W4TAB
שָׁאֲפ֥וּ
shaafu
“they panted”
- Transliteration
- sha-a-FU
- Extended
- shaa-ah-FOO
- IPA
- /ʃaːʔăˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they panted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-a-FU
- phraseyour reading level
sha-a-FU RU-akh
- clause
u-fe-ra-IM a-me-DU al-she-fa-YIM sha-a-FU RU-akh ka-tan-NIM
- sentence
u-fe-ra-IM a-me-DU al-she-fa-YIM sha-a-FU RU-akh ka-tan-NIM ka-LU e-ne-HEM ki-EN E-sev
Exegesis
The second clause’s perfect sha'afu {שָׁאֲפוּ | šā-ʾă-p̄û} ‘snuffed’ takes ruach {ר֖וּחַ | rû-aḥ} ‘wind’ as its object and is modified by the simile ka-tannim {כַּתַּנִּ֑ים | ka-tan-nîm} ‘like jackals’, conveying desperation.
In context — Jeremiah 14:6
And the wild donkeys stood on the heights; they snuffed the wind like jackals; their eyes failed because there was no grass.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 14:6, so the Hebrew word שָׁאֲפ֥וּ (shaafu) 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.14.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.6.W4.S1) and character.