Proverbs 16:14:5Prov.16.14.W5TAB
יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃
yekhapperenna
“will appease it”
- Transliteration
- ye-khap-pe-REN-na
- Extended
- yeh-khahp-peh-REHN-nah
- IPA
- /jəxap.pəˈrɛn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will appease it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-khap-pe-REN-na
- phraseyour reading level
kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
- clause
ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
- sentence
kha-MAT-me-LEKH mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yekhapprenah {יְכַפְּרֶנָּה | yĕ-kap-pĕ-rĕ-nāh} ‘will appease it’ conveys proactive mitigation. Hebrew’s verb-final placement creates balanced parallelism between destructive force and wise restraint.
Root and etymology
RootKaf–Pe–Resh
“to cover, placate”
In context — Proverbs 16:14
A king’s anger takes the form of messengers of death, but a wise man will appease it .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:14, so the Hebrew word יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ (yekhapperenna) 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.16.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.14.W5.S1) and character.