Proverbs 30:13:4Prov.30.13.W4TAB
וְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יו
veafapaiv
“and his eyelids”
- Transliteration
- ve-af-a-PAIV
- Extended
- veh-ahf-ah-PAAV
- IPA
- /wə.ʕaf.ʕapˈpaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his eyelids
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-af-a-PAIV
- clause
ve-af-a-PAIV yin-na-SE-u
- sentence
DOR MA-ra-MU e-NAIV ve-af-a-PAIV yin-na-SE-u
Exegesis
The coordinate clause ve-af‘āpav {וְעַפְעַפָּיו | wə-‘ap-‘ā-pāv} ‘and his eyelids’ paired with the Niphal imperfect yinnāsē’û {יִנָּשֵׂאוּ | yinnāsē’û} ‘are lifted up’ establishes parallelism that intensifies the visual metaphor of self-exaltation. This parallel structure underscores the theme of arrogance through bodily imagery. In translation, the Hebrew perfect and imperfect aspects are rendered in the English present tense to convey an ongoing characteristic, while the coordinate linkage preserves the poetic balance.
In context — Proverbs 30:13
A generation —how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 30:13, so the Hebrew word וְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יו (veafapaiv) 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.30.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.13.W4.S1) and character.