Psalm 18:4:1Ps.18.4.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:5
אֲפָפ֤וּנִי
afafuni
“encircled me”
- Transliteration
- a-fa-FU-ni
- Extended
- aah-faa-FOO-nee
- IPA
- /ʔăfaːˈfuːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- encircled me
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-fa-FU-ni
- phraseyour reading level
a-fa-FU-ni khev-LEI-MA-vet
- sentence
a-fa-FU-ni khev-LEI-MA-vet ve-na-kha-LEI-ve-LI-a-al ye-va-a-tu-NI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the verb afafuni {אֲפָפ֣וּנִי | ʾă-fā-fū-nî} ‘they surrounded me,’ conveying an enveloping menace.
In context — Psalm 18:4
The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of worthlessness terrified me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:4, so the Hebrew word אֲפָפ֤וּנִי (afafuni) 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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.4.W1.S1) and character.