Jonah 3:6:13Jonah.3.6.W13TAB
עַל־הָאֵֽפֶר׃
alhaefer
“upon the ashes”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-E-fer
- Extended
- ahl-haa-EH-fehr
- IPA
- /ʕalhaˈʔeːfɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the ashes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-E-fer
- clause
va-ye-KHAS SAK va-ye-SHEV al-ha-E-fer
- sentence
va-yig-GA ha-da-VAR el-ME-lekh nin-VE va-ya-KAM mi-kis-O va-ya-a-VER a-DAR-to me-a-LAV va-ye-KHAS SAK va-ye-SHEV al-ha-E-fer
Exegesis
The juxtaposition of saq {שַׂ֔ק | saq} ‘sackcloth’ and ʿalhaʾefer {עַל־הָאֵֽפֶר | ʿal-hā-ʾē-fer} ‘ashes’ employs traditional mourning imagery. In English the vav-consecutive chain is preserved through past-tense verbs, and the Hebrew word order is adjusted for natural flow.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Pe, Resh
“ash”
In context — Jonah 3:6
The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe , covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the ashes.
About this coordinate
Jonah 3:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jonah 3:6, so the Hebrew word עַל־הָאֵֽפֶר׃ (alhaefer) 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 Jonah.3.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.6.W13.S1) and character.