Proverbs 14:4:2Prov.14.4.W2TAB
אֲ֭לָפִים
alafim
“oxen”
- Transliteration
- a-la-FIM
- Extended
- ah-lah-FEEM
- IPA
- /ʔălaˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- oxen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-la-FIM
- clause
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR
- sentence
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR ve-RAV-te-vu-OT be-KHO-akh SHOR
Exegesis
b’eyn alafim {בְּאֵין אֲלָפִים | bə-ʾêyn ă-lā-phîm} ‘in absence of oxen’ introduces a conditional clause.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–pe
“thousand”
In context — Proverbs 14:4
When there are no oxen, the manger stays clean, but abundant harvests come through the strength of the ox.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:4, so the Hebrew word אֲ֭לָפִים (alafim) 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.14.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.4.W2.S1) and character.