Zechariah 14:15:3Zech.14.15.W3TAB
מַגֵּפַ֣ת
maggefat
“plague of”
- Transliteration
- mag-GE-fat
- Extended
- mahg-GEE-faht
- IPA
- /magˈgeːfat/
Meaning by language
- English
- plague of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mag-GE-fat
- phraseyour reading level
mag-GE-fat ha-SUS
- clause
ve-KHEN ti-HE-ye mag-GE-fat ha-SUS ha-PE-red ha-ga-MAL ve-ha-kha-MOR ve-KHOL-ha-be-he-MA a-SHER yih-YE ba-ma-kha-NOT ha-HE-ma
- sentence
ve-KHEN ti-HE-ye mag-GE-fat ha-SUS ha-PE-red ha-ga-MAL ve-ha-kha-MOR ve-KHOL-ha-be-he-MA a-SHER yih-YE ba-ma-kha-NOT ha-HE-ma ka-mag-GE-fa ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb tihyeh {תִּֽהְיֶ֜ה | tîh·yēh} introduces a future state, with maggefat {מַגֵּפַ֣ת | maggē-p̄ā(t)} as the construct subject ‘plague’.
In context — Zechariah 14:15
And so the plague will be upon the horse, the mule, the camel, the donkey, and every beast that is in those camps , just like this plague.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Zechariah 14:15, so the Hebrew word מַגֵּפַ֣ת (maggefat) 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 Zech.14.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.15.W3.S1) and character.