Proverbs 23:5:2Prov.23.5.W2TAB
הֲתָ֤עִיף
hataif
“will you let fly”
- Transliteration
- ha-TA-if
- Extended
- hah-TAA-EEF
- IPA
- /hăˈtaː.ʕiːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- will you let fly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-TA-if
- phraseyour reading level
he-ta-UF ha-TA-if e-NE-kha BO
- clause
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
- 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 verse begins with the interrogative hiphil imperfect hata'if {הֲתָעִיף | hattāʼîp} ‘cause to fly,’ engaging the reader through the direct object in einekha {עֵינֶיךָ | ʿê·yê·nê·ḵā} ‘your eyes.’
Root and etymology
Root‛-w-p
“to fly”
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 23:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:5, so the Hebrew word הֲתָ֤עִיף (hataif) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.5.W2.S1) and character.