Proverbs 12:17:1Prov.12.17.W1TAB
יָפִ֣יחַ
yafiakh
“he who speaks or breathes out”
- Transliteration
- ya-FI-akh
- Extended
- yah-FEE-akh
- IPA
- /jaˈfiː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he who speaks or breathes out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-FI-akh
- clause
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek
- sentence
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek ve-ED she-ka-RIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The verse opens with a hiphil participle yaphiach {יָפִ֣יחַ | yā-phī-aḥ} ‘breathes out’, establishing an ongoing, agentive action.
In context — Proverbs 12:17
He who breathes out faithfulness declares righteousness , but a false witness brings deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:17, so the Hebrew word יָפִ֣יחַ (yafiakh) 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 Prov.12.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.17.W1.S1) and character.