Psalm 18:42:2Ps.18.42.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:43
כְּעָפָ֗ר
keafahr
“like dust”
- Transliteration
- ke-a-FAHR
- Extended
- keh-aa-FAAR
- IPA
- /kəʕaˈfaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like dust
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-a-FAHR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-esh-kha-KEM ke-a-FAHR
- sentence
ve-esh-kha-KEM ke-a-FAHR al-PE-nei-RU-akh ke-TIT-KHU-tsot a-ri-KEM
Exegesis
The simile ke-afar {כְּעָפָר | kə·ʿā·p̄ār} “like dust” with the prepositional phrase al-penei-ruach {עַל־פְּנֵי־רוּחַ | ʿal·pə·nê·rū·aḥ} “upon the face of wind” creates imagery of total dispersal.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-p-r
“dust, fine particles”
In context — Psalm 18:42
And I pulverized them like dust upon the face of the wind; like mud of the streets I emptied them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:42:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:42, so the Hebrew word כְּעָפָ֗ר (keafahr) 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.18.42.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.42.W2.S1) and character.