Proverbs 21:18:1Prov.21.18.W1TAB
כֹּ֣פֶר
kofer
“a ransom payment”
- Transliteration
- KO-fer
- Extended
- KOH-fehr
- IPA
- /ˈkoːfɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a ransom payment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KO-fer
- clause
KO-fer la-tsa-DIK ra-SHA
- sentence
KO-fer la-tsa-DIK ra-SHA ve-TA-khat ye-sha-RIM bo-GED
Exegesis
In the first clause, kofer {כֹּ֣פֶר | kō-p̄er} ‘ransom’ functions as the predicate for rasha {רָשָׁ֑ע | rā-šā‘} ‘wicked,’ with la-tsaddiq {לַצַּדִּ֣יק | la-ṣad-dîq} ‘for the righteous’ marking the beneficiary.
Root and etymology
Rootk-p-r
“to cover, to atone”
In context — Proverbs 21:18
The wicked will serve as a ransom for the righteous , and the traitor will stand in the place of the upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:18, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֣פֶר (kofer) 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.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.18.W1.S1) and character.