אָפְנָֽי/ו
𐤀𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅
ʼôphen
its wheels
Basic sense: a wheel or (occasionally) a circular structure; by extension, something that revolves or moves in cycles. In poetic and figurative language, refers to timing, a period, or season, especially as a turn or cycle of events. Used rarely in the Hebrew Bible, where it may also appear in idiomatic expressions indicating appropriateness or fittingness ('fitly', i.e., in a wheel-like or timely manner).
Proverbs 25:11 · Word #8
Lexicon H655
| Lemma | אֹפֶן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤐𐤍 |
| Transliteration | ʼôphen |
| Strong's | H655 |
| Definition | Basic sense: a wheel or (occasionally) a circular structure; by extension, something that revolves or moves in cycles. In poetic and figurative language, refers to timing, a period, or season, especially as a turn or cycle of events. Used rarely in the Hebrew Bible, where it may also appear in idiomatic expressions indicating appropriateness or fittingness ('fitly', i.e., in a wheel-like or timely manner). |
Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | its wheels |
SIBI-P1 Translation H655-01
his wheels
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state with 3rd person masculine singular suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root idea of turning or revolving and denotes a wheel. The masculine plural construct form with a 3ms suffix requires the rendering "his wheels," preserving both number and pronominal possession. |
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