Proverbs 17:7:4Prov.17.7.W4TAB

אַ֝֗ף

af

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Transliteration
AF
Extended
AHF
IPA
/ʔaf/

Meaning by language

English
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Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    AF

  2. clause

    AF ki-le-na-DIV se-FAT-sha-KER

  3. sentence

    lo-NA-va le-na-VAL se-FAT-YE-ter AF ki-le-na-DIV se-FAT-sha-KER

Exegesis

The adversative af {אַ֝֗ף | ’ăp̄} ‘even’ intensifies the pivot marked by ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘for/but’, introducing the greater case.

In contextProverbs 17:7

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool , much less are lying lips for a noble .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 17:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:7, so the Hebrew word אַ֝֗ף (af) 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.17.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.7.W4.S1) and character.