Proverbs 23:5:12Prov.23.5.W12TAB
יָע֥וּף
yauf
“it will fly”
- Transliteration
- ya-UF
- Extended
- yaa-OOF
- IPA
- /jaˈʕuːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- it will fly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-UF
- phraseyour reading level
va-IF ya-UF ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
ke-NE-sher va-IF ya-UF ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
he-ta-UF ha-TA-if e-NE-kha BO ve-EI-NE-nu KI a-SO ya-a-SE-LO ke-na-FA-yim ke-NE-sher va-IF ya-UF ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The vav consecutive perfect ve'af {וְעָף | wə·’āp̄} ‘and it flew’ followed by the imperfect ya'uf {יָעוּף | yā·‘uf} ‘it will fly’ employs paronomasia to intensify the motion toward hashamayim {הַשָּׁמַיִם | haš·šā·mayim} ‘the heavens.’
In context — Proverbs 23:5
Will you set your eyes on it—and it is gone? For surely it makes itself wings, like an eagle, and flies away toward the heavens.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Proverbs 23:5, so the Hebrew word יָע֥וּף (yauf) 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.23.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.5.W12.S1) and character.