Proverbs 22:24:3Prov.22.24.W3TAB

אָ֑ף

af

anger

Transliteration
AF
Extended
AAF
IPA
/ˈʔaːf/

Meaning by language

English
anger

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    AF

  2. clause

    al-ti-te-RA ET-BA-al AF

  3. sentence

    al-ti-te-RA ET-BA-al AF ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT LO ta-VO

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} introduces the construct chain baʿal af {בַּעַל אָף | baʿ-al ʾap̄} ‘possessor of anger.’

Root and etymology

Rootʾ–p̄ | aleph–pe

nose,

In contextProverbs 22:24

Do not befriend a possessor of anger , and do not go with a man of wrath .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 22:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:24, so the Hebrew word אָ֑ף (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.22.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.24.W3.S1) and character.