Proverbs 25:15:2Prov.25.15.W2TAB
אַ֭פַּיִם
apayim
“nostrils or anger”
- Transliteration
- a-PA-yim
- Extended
- ah-PAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʔapˈpajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- nostrils or anger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PA-yim
- clause
be-O-rekh a-PA-yim ye-fu-TE ka-TSIN
- sentence
be-O-rekh a-PA-yim ye-fu-TE ka-TSIN ve-la-SHON ra-KA tish-be-BA-R-ga-REM
Exegesis
The first clause opens with the prepositional construct beorekh appayim {בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם | bə-’ō-rēkh ap-pă-yim} ‘in length of anger,’ an idiom denoting patient restraint.
In context — Proverbs 25:15
By patience , a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:15, so the Hebrew word אַ֭פַּיִם (apayim) 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.25.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.15.W2.S1) and character.