Malachi 4:2:8Mal.4.2.W8TABWLC Malachi 3:20
בִּכְנָפֶ֥יהָ
bikhnafeha
“in its wings”
- Transliteration
- bikh-na-FE-ha
- Extended
- bihkh-nah-FEH-haah
- IPA
- /biknɔːˈfɛːhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in its wings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bikh-na-FE-ha
- phraseyour reading level
bikh-na-FE-ha vi-TSa-tem
- clause
ve-za-re-KHA la-KHEM yir-e-EI she-MI SHE-mesh tse-da-KA u-mar-PE bikh-na-FE-ha vi-TSa-tem
- sentence
ve-za-re-KHA la-KHEM yir-e-EI she-MI SHE-mesh tse-da-KA u-mar-PE bikh-na-FE-ha vi-TSa-tem u-fish-TEM ke-eg-LE mar-BEK
Exegesis
The locative biknafeyha {בִּכְנָפֶיהָ | bi-kə-nā-p̄ê-hā} “in its wings” evokes protective healing imagery.
In context — Malachi 4:2
But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and frolic like calves from the stall.
About this coordinate
Malachi 4:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Malachi 4:2, so the Hebrew word בִּכְנָפֶ֥יהָ (bikhnafeha) 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.4.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.4.2.W8.S1) and character.