Numbers 24:10:5Num.24.10.W5TAB
אֶת־כַּפָּ֑יו
etkapav
“his hands”
- Transliteration
- et-ka-PAV
- Extended
- EHT-kah-PAHV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.kapˈpajv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his hands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ka-PAV
- clause
va-yi-KHAR-AF ba-LAK el-bil-AM va-yis-POK et-ka-PAV
- sentence
va-yi-KHAR-AF ba-LAK el-bil-AM va-yis-POK et-ka-PAV va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM la-KOV oi-VAI ke-ra-ti-KHA ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH ZEH sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
Exegesis
The phrase et-kappav {אֶת־כַּפָּ֑יו | ʾet-kappāyw} ‘his palms’ with the verb vayispoq conveys a culturally specific gesture of frustration.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-peh-peh
“palm, hand”
In context — Numbers 24:10
Then Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them—blessing them—these three times.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 24:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כַּפָּ֑יו (etkapav) 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 Num.24.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.10.W5.S1) and character.