Deuteronomy 17:10:2Deut.17.10.W2TAB
עַל־פִּ֤י
alpi
“according to the word”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- al-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the word
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-PI
- phraseyour reading level
al-PI ha-da-VAR
- clause
ve-a-si-TA al-PI ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-gi-DU le-KHA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-si-TA al-PI ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-gi-DU le-KHA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH ve-sha-mar-TA la-a-SOT ke-KHOL a-SHER yo-ru-KHA
Exegesis
This is followed by the prepositional construct al-pi {עַל־פִּי | ʿal-pî} ‘according to the mouth’, which establishes the authoritative source.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:10
And you shall act according to the command that they declare to you from the place that the LORD chooses, and you shall be careful to do everything that they instruct you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 17:10, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּ֤י (alpi) 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 Deut.17.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.10.W2.S1) and character.