Proverbs 21:14:3Prov.21.14.W3TAB
יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף
yikhepeaf
“covers anger”
- Transliteration
- yi-KHE-PE-AF
- Extended
- yih-KHEH-PEH-AAF
- IPA
- /jix.pɛ.ˈʔaːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- covers anger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-KHE-PE-AF
- clause
mat-TAN bas-SE-ter yi-KHE-PE-AF
- sentence
mat-TAN bas-SE-ter yi-KHE-PE-AF ve-SHO-khad ba-KHEK khe-MA az-ZAH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb yikhpeh {יִכְפֶּה | yiḵp̄eh} ‘covers’ takes af {אָף | ʾāph} ‘anger’ as its object.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–pe
“nose; anger”
In context — Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret covers anger, and a bribe in the bosom pacifies fierce wrath.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:14, so the Hebrew word יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף (yikhepeaf) 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.21.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.14.W3.S1) and character.