Joshua 18:24:4Josh.18.24.W4TAB
וְהָֽעָפְנִ֖י
vehaofni
“and Ophni”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-OF-ni
- Extended
- veh-hah-AHF-nee
- IPA
- /vəha.ʕofˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Ophni
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-OF-ni
- clause
ukh-FAR ha-am-ma-NI ha-am-mo-NAH ve-ha-OF-ni va-ga-VA
- sentence
ukh-FAR ha-am-ma-NI ha-am-mo-NAH ve-ha-OF-ni va-ga-VA a-RIM shteim-ES-reh ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
It is followed by ha-ammonah {הָעַמֹּנָ֛ה | hā-ʿammōnāh}, ve-ha-ofni {וְהָעָפְנִ֖י | wə-hā-ʿāp̄nî}, and va-gava {וָגָ֑בַע | wā-ḡā-vāʿ} in an asyndetic list introduced by vav, enumerating four locations.
In context — Joshua 18:24
Kephar Ammoni , the Ammonah, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their villages
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 18:24, so the Hebrew word וְהָֽעָפְנִ֖י (vehaofni) 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 Josh.18.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.24.W4.S1) and character.