Proverbs 27:16:2Prov.27.16.W2TAB
צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ
tsafanruakh
“restrains wind”
- Transliteration
- tsa-FAN-ru-akh
- Extended
- tsaa-FAN-roo-akh
- IPA
- /tsaːˈfan.ruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- restrains wind
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-FAN-ru-akh
- clause
tso-fe-NE-ha tsa-FAN-ru-akh
- sentence
tso-fe-NE-ha tsa-FAN-ru-akh ve-SHE-men ye-mi-NO yik-RA
Exegesis
Two parallel similes follow, each linked by the conjunction and: tsapan-ruaḥ {צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ | tsāpan-rûaḥ} ‘restraining wind’ and the noun phrase shemen yəmînô {וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣וֹ | wəšemen yəmînô} ‘oil in his right hand’. The maqqef binds tsapan and ruach into a single unit, emphasizing the unity of the action.
Root and etymology
צ־פ־ן
“to hide, restrain”
In context — Proverbs 27:16
Whoever restrains her is like restraining the wind, and oil in his right hand calls out .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 27:16, so the Hebrew word צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ (tsafanruakh) 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.27.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.16.W2.S1) and character.