Proverbs 6:19:1Prov.6.19.W1TAB
יָפִ֣יחַ
yafiakh
“one who breathes out”
- Transliteration
- ya-FI-akh
- Extended
- yaa-FIH-akh
- IPA
- /jaˈfi.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who breathes out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-FI-akh
- clause
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
- sentence
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker u-me-sha-LE-akh me-da-NIM BEN a-KHIM
Exegesis
The first participle yafiach {יָפִ֣יחַ | yā-pî-aḥ} ‘breathes out’ modifies ke-zavim {כְ֭זָבִים | kə-zā-vîm} ‘lies,’ creating a vivid metaphor for ongoing deception.
Root and etymology
י־פ־ח
“to breathe out, emit”
In context — Proverbs 6:19
A witness of falsehood who breathes out lies, and one who sends out strife between brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:19, so the Hebrew word יָפִ֣יחַ (yafiakh) 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.6.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.19.W1.S1) and character.