Psalm 18:15:2Ps.18.15.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:16
אֲפִיקֵי
afikei
“channels of”
- Transliteration
- a-fi-KEI
- Extended
- a-fi-KEI
- IPA
- /ʔăfiˈqeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- channels of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-fi-KEI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-GA-lu a-fi-KEI MA-yim
- clause
va-ye-GA-lu a-fi-KEI MA-yim va-yig-GA-lu mos-de-VOT te-VEL
- sentence
va-ye-GA-lu a-fi-KEI MA-yim va-yig-GA-lu mos-de-VOT te-VEL mi-ga-a-RA-te-kha ye-ho-VAH mi-nish-MAT RU-akh a-PE-kha
Exegesis
The construct phrases afikei mayim {אֲפִיקֵי מַיִם | ʾă-fi-qê ma-yim} ‘channels of waters’ and mosdot tevel {מוֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל | mōs-də-ṓṯ tē-ḇēl} ‘foundations of the world’ foreground hidden cosmic structures.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–pe–qof
“channel”
In context — Psalm 18:15
Then the channels of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at Your rebuke, O LORD , at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:15, so the Hebrew word אֲפִיקֵי (afikei) 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 Ps.18.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.15.W2.S1) and character.