Proverbs 4:19:3Prov.4.19.W3TAB
כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה
kaafela
“like darkness”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-fe-LA
- Extended
- kaa-ah-feh-LAA
- IPA
- /kaː.ʔă.feːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-fe-LA
- clause
DE-rekh re-sha-IM ka-a-fe-LA
- sentence
DE-rekh re-sha-IM ka-a-fe-LA LO ya-de-U ba-ME yik-ka-she-LU
Exegesis
The simile introduced by ka'afelah {כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה | ka·ʾă·p̄ē·lâ} ‘like deep darkness’ intensifies the moral metaphor.
Root and etymology
ʾ-p-l
“to be dark, become gloomy”
In context — Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like deep darkness ; they do not know what causes them to stumble.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:19, so the Hebrew word כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה (kaafela) 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.4.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.19.W3.S1) and character.