Malachi 3:12:7Mal.3.12.W7TAB
חֵ֔פֶץ
khefets
“of delight”
- Transliteration
- KHE-fets
- Extended
- KHEH-fets
- IPA
- /ˈħeː.fɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- of delight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHE-fets
- phraseyour reading level
E-rets KHE-fets
- clause
KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM E-rets KHE-fets a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-ish-SHU-ru et-KHEM KOL-ha-go-YIM KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM E-rets KHE-fets a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The construct phrase eretz chefets {אֶרֶץ חֵפֶץ | ʾe-reṣ che-p̄ēṣ} “land of delight” links two nouns in a possessive relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–pe–tsade
“delight”
In context — Malachi 3:12
All the nations will speak of you as blessed, for you will be a land that brings delight , declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Malachi 3:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Malachi 3:12, so the Hebrew word חֵ֔פֶץ (khefets) 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 Mal.3.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.12.W7.S1) and character.