2 Samuel 17:5:92 Sam.17.5.W9TAB
מַה־בְּפִ֖יו
mabefiv
“what is in his mouth”
- Transliteration
- ma-be-FIV
- Extended
- mah-beh-FEEV
- IPA
- /maː.vəˈfiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- what is in his mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ma-be-FIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nish-me-A ma-be-FIV
- clause
ve-nish-me-A ma-be-FIV gam-HU
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ke-RA NA GAM le-khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI ve-nish-me-A ma-be-FIV gam-HU
Exegesis
The idiom mah-bə-pîyw {מַה־בְּפִ֖יו | mah-bə-pîyw} literally ‘what is in his mouth’ functions as an inquiry into his counsel.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:5
And Absalom said, “Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what is in his mouth.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 17:5, so the Hebrew word מַה־בְּפִ֖יו (mabefiv) 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 Sam.17.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.5.W9.S1) and character.