Proverbs 21:16:6Prov.21.16.W6TAB
רְפָאִ֣ים
refaim
“the dead”
- Transliteration
- re-fa-IM
- Extended
- reh-faa-EEM
- IPA
- /rə.faˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-fa-IM
- phraseyour reading level
re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh
- clause
bik-HAL re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh
- sentence
a-DAM TO-eh mid-DE-rekh has-KEEL bik-HAL re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh
Exegesis
The locative bikhal refa'im {בִּקְהַל רְפָאִים | bi-khāl re-p̄ā-ʾīm} ‘in the assembly of the dead’ marks inclusion among the spiritually departed.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–pe–aleph
“shade, departed spirit”
In context — Proverbs 21:16
A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:16, so the Hebrew word רְפָאִ֣ים (refaim) 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.21.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.16.W6.S1) and character.