Proverbs 14:29:2Prov.14.29.W2TAB
אַ֭פַּיִם
apayim
“nostrils or anger”
- Transliteration
- a-PA-yim
- Extended
- ah-PAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʔapˈpajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- nostrils or anger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PA-yim
- clause
E-rekh a-PA-yim rav-te-vu-NA
- sentence
E-rekh a-PA-yim rav-te-vu-NA u-ke-TSAR-ru-akh me-RIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The proverb uses antithetical parallelism through two adjectival constructs: erekh appayim {אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם | ʾĕ-rêḵ ʼap-pă-yim} ‘slow to anger’ versus u-ketsar-ruach {וּקְצַר־ר֝֗וּחַ | wə-qə-ṣar-rû-ăḥ} ‘short of spirit’. These protasis clauses introduce contrasting temperaments.
Root and etymology
’-p-yaleph–pe–yod
“nose; anger”
In context — Proverbs 14:29
One who is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered lifts up folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:29, so the Hebrew word אַ֭פַּיִם (apayim) 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.14.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.29.W2.S1) and character.