Proverbs 30:4:12Prov.30.4.W12TAB
כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ
kolafsearets
“all the ends of the earth”
- Transliteration
- kol-af-SE-a-RETS
- Extended
- kaal-ahf-SEE-aa-REHTS
- IPA
- /kɔl.ʔafˈseː.ʔaːˈrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the ends of the earth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-af-SE-a-RETS
- phraseyour reading level
MI he-KIM kol-af-SE-a-RETS
- clause
MI a-LA-sha-MA-yim va-YE-rad MI a-SAF-RU-akh be-khof-NA-v MI tsa-RAR-ma-Yim ba-sim-LA MI he-KIM kol-af-SE-a-RETS
- sentence
MI a-LA-sha-MA-yim va-YE-rad MI a-SAF-RU-akh be-khof-NA-v MI tsa-RAR-ma-Yim ba-sim-LA MI he-KIM kol-af-SE-a-RETS ma-she-MO u-MA-shem-be-NO KI te-DA
Exegesis
The Hiphil hē-qîm {הֵקִים | hē-qîm} ‘established’ governs ’ap-sê {אַפְסֵי | ’ap-sê} ’ā-reṣ {אָרֶץ | ’ā-reṣ} ‘ends of the earth’, indicating divine ordination of cosmic limits.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Resh–Tsade
“earth, land”
In context — Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended to the heavens and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists ? Who has bound the waters in the garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His son, if you know?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Proverbs 30:4, so the Hebrew word כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ (kolafsearets) 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.30.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.4.W12.S1) and character.