Jeremiah 15:14:8Jer.15.14.W8TAB
בְאַפִּ֖י
veapi
“in my anger”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-PI
- Extended
- veh-ah-PEE
- IPA
- /vəʔapˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my anger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ve-a-PI
- phraseyour reading level
kod-KHA ve-a-PI
- clause
ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD
- sentence
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD
Exegesis
The idiom beʾapi {בְאַפִּי | ḇə-ʾap-pî} ‘in my nostril’ anthropomorphizes that wrath.
In context — Jeremiah 15:14
And I will make you serve your enemies in a land you have not known, for a fire has been kindled in My anger , and it shall burn upon you.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 15:14, so the Hebrew word בְאַפִּ֖י (veapi) 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.15.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.14.W8.S1) and character.