Psalm 21:9:2Ps.21.9.W2TABWLC Psalms 21:10
כְּתַנּ֥וּר
ketannur
“like an oven”
- Transliteration
- ke-tan-NUR
- Extended
- keh-tahn-NOOR
- IPA
- /kə.tanˈnuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like an oven
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-tan-NUR
- phraseyour reading level
te-shi-TE-mo ke-tan-NUR ESH
- clause
te-shi-TE-mo ke-tan-NUR ESH le-ET pa-NE-kha Ye-ho-VAH be-a-PO
- sentence
te-shi-TE-mo ke-tan-NUR ESH le-ET pa-NE-kha Ye-ho-VAH be-a-PO ye-val-LE-em ve-to-kh-LEM ESH
Exegesis
The simile kə-tannur ʾēš {כְּתַנּ֣וּר אֵ֭שׁ | kə-tan-nûr ʾē-š} ‘as furnace of fire’ intensifies imagery of judgment.
Root and etymology
t-n-rt-n-r
“furnace, oven”
In context — Psalm 21:9
You will set them like a fiery furnace when You appear; the LORD in His anger will swallow them up, and fire will consume them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 21:9, so the Hebrew word כְּתַנּ֥וּר (ketannur) 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.21.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.9.W2.S1) and character.