Proverbs 6:25:2Prov.6.25.W2TAB
יָ֭פְיָהּ
yofya
“her beauty”
- Transliteration
- YOF-ya
- Extended
- YOHF-yah
- IPA
- /ˈjoːf.ja/
Meaning by language
- English
- her beauty
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YOF-ya
- clause
al-ta-KHMOD YOF-ya bil-va-VE-kha
- sentence
al-ta-KHMOD YOF-ya bil-va-VE-kha ve-al-ti-KA-kha be-af-a-PE-ha
Exegesis
The direct object yafehah {יָ֭פְיָהּ | yōp̄əhāh} ‘her beauty’ precedes the locative prepositional phrase bilvavekha {בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ | bilbəḇēḵā} ‘in your heart’, emphasizing the internalization of covetousness.
Root and etymology
y-p-hyod–pe–he
“beauty”
In context — Proverbs 6:25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart , and do not let her capture you with her eyelids .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:25, so the Hebrew word יָ֭פְיָהּ (yofya) 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.6.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.25.W2.S1) and character.