Proverbs 19:7:4Prov.19.7.W4TAB

אַ֤ף

af

even

Transliteration
AF
Extended
AHF
IPA
/ʔaf/

Meaning by language

English
even

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. phraseyour reading level

    AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU

  3. clause

    KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU

  4. sentence

    KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU me-rad-DEF a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma

Exegesis

The adversative af kî {אַף כִּי | ʾāp̄ kî} introduces heightened abandonment.

In contextProverbs 19:7

All the brothers of the poor hate him; even so, his companions have distanced themselves from him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there for him.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:7, so the Hebrew word אַ֤ף (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.19.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.7.W4.S1) and character.