2 Chronicles 18:22:72 Chr.18.22.W7TAB
בְּפִ֖י
befi
“in the mouth of”
- Transliteration
- be-FI
- Extended
- beh-FEE
- IPA
- /bəˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the mouth of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-FI
- clause
ve-a-TA hi-NE na-TAN ye-ho-VAH RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI ne-vi-e-KHA E-le
- sentence
ve-a-TA hi-NE na-TAN ye-ho-VAH RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI ne-vi-e-KHA E-le va-ye-ho-VAH di-BER a-LE-kha ra-A
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase befi nevihekha elleh {בְּפִי נְבִיאֶיךָ אֵלֶּה | bə-p̄î nəvîʾêkā ʾêlleh} ‘in the mouth of these your prophets’ depicts the prophets as the instrument through whom the deceptive message is voiced.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:22
And now, behold, the LORD has put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of these your prophets, and the LORD has spoken disaster against you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 18:22, so the Hebrew word בְּפִ֖י (befi) 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 2 Chr.18.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.22.W7.S1) and character.