Deuteronomy 17:11:1Deut.17.11.W1TAB
עַל־פִּ֨י
alpi
“according to the mouth {command}”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- al-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the mouth {command}
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-to-RAH
- clause
al-PI ha-to-RAH a-SHER yo-ru-KHA ve-al-ha-mish-PAT a-SHER-YO-mru le-KHA ta-a-SEH
- sentence
al-PI ha-to-RAH a-SHER yo-ru-KHA ve-al-ha-mish-PAT a-SHER-YO-mru le-KHA ta-a-SEH LO ta-SUR min-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ya-GI-du le-KHA ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
The verse opens with al-pi {עַל־פִּי | ʿal-pî} ‘according to,’ paired with ha-torah {הַתּוֹרָה | hattôrâ} ‘instruction,’ establishing the legal basis.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:11
According to the instruction which they teach you, and according to the judgment which they declare to you, you shall act. You shall not turn aside from the word that they declare to you, either to the right or to the left.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 17:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּ֨י (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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.11.W1.S1) and character.