Proverbs 7:26:3Prov.7.26.W3TAB
הִפִּ֑ילָה
hipila
“she has cast down”
- Transliteration
- hi-PI-la
- Extended
- hih-PEE-laa
- IPA
- /hipˈpiːlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she has cast down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
hi-PI-la
- clause
KI-ra-BIM kha-la-LIM hi-PI-la
- sentence
KI-ra-BIM kha-la-LIM hi-PI-la va-a-tsu-MIM KAL-ha-ru-ge-HA
Exegesis
The nominal subject rabim chalalim {רַבִּים חֲלָלִים | rabîm ḥălâlîm} ‘many slain’ precedes the Hiphil perfect verb hippilah {הִפִּילָה | hippîlāh} ‘she has brought down’, expressing causative action.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ל
“to cause to fall”
In context — Proverbs 7:26
For many are the wounded whom she has brought down, and strong men are all her victims .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 7:26, so the Hebrew word הִפִּ֑ילָה (hipila) 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.7.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.26.W3.S1) and character.