1 Samuel 15:24:61 Sam.15.24.W6TAB
אֶת־פִּֽי־יְהוָ֖ה
etpiyehovah
“the mouth of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-pi-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- eht-pee-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.piː.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the mouth of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-pi-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾēt} precedes pi YHWH {פִּי־יְהוָה | pî-YHWH} ‘command of the LORD’, a construct chain emphasizing divine origin, followed by ve-et devarekha {וְאֶת דְּבָרֶיךָ | wə-ʼēt də-ḇā-rê-ḵā} ‘and your words’, reinforcing the dual source of authority.
Root and etymology
פ־י־ה
“mouth, command”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words , because I was afraid of the people and I listened to their voice.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 15:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פִּֽי־יְהוָ֖ה (etpiyehovah) 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 1 Sam.15.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.24.W6.S1) and character.