Numbers 6:2:9Num.6.2.W9TAB
יַפְלִא֙
yaflee
“makes a special vow”
- Transliteration
- yaf-LEE
- Extended
- yaf-LEE
- IPA
- /jafˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes a special vow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yaf-LEE
- phraseyour reading level
KI yaf-LEE
- clause
ISH o-i-SHAH KI yaf-LEE lin-DOR NE-der na-ZIR le-ha-ZIR la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ISH o-i-SHAH KI yaf-LEE lin-DOR NE-der na-ZIR le-ha-ZIR la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The ki yafli {כִּי יַפְלִא | kî yāplē} clause establishes the conditional nature of declaring the vow.
In context — Numbers 6:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “If a man or a woman distinctly makes a vow of a Nazirite to set himself or herself apart to the LORD .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 6:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 6:2, so the Hebrew word יַפְלִא֙ (yaflee) 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.6.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.6.2.W9.S1) and character.