Proverbs 16:32:3Prov.16.32.W3TAB
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
TOV E-rekh a-PA-yim mig-gi-BOR
- sentence
TOV E-rekh a-PA-yim mig-gi-BOR u-mo-SHEL be-ru-KHO mil-lo-KHED IR
Exegesis
The adjective tov {ט֤וֹב | ṭôḇ} ‘good’ introduces what exceeds in value, followed by the phrase erekh appayim {אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם | ʾĕ-rĕḵ ʾap-pá-yim} ‘slow to anger’ as the first subject.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–pe–mem
“nostril”
In context — Proverbs 16:32
Better is one who is slow to anger than a mighty warrior, and one who rules his spirit than one who captures a city .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:32, 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.16.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.32.W3.S1) and character.