Exodus 14:2:7Exod.14.2.W7TAB
פִּ֣י
pi
“Pi”
- Transliteration
- PI
- Extended
- PEE
- IPA
- /ˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pi
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
PI
- phraseyour reading level
PI ha-khi-ROT
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ya-SHU-vu ve-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI PI ha-khi-ROT BEIN mig-DOL u-VEIN ha-YAM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ya-SHU-vu ve-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI PI ha-khi-ROT BEIN mig-DOL u-VEIN ha-YAM lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON nikh-KHO ta-kha-NU al-ha-YAM
Exegesis
Two chained locatives—lifnei pi hachirot and bein migdol ubein hayam {לִפְנֵי פִּי הַחִירֹת | li-pnê pî haḥîrōṯ; בֵּין מִגְדֹּל וּבֵין הַיָּם | bēn migdōl u-bēn ha-yām}—identify the pass Pi Hahiroth between Migdol and the sea.
Root and etymology
p-h-ypeh–heh–yod
“mouth, opening”
In context — Exodus 14:2
Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them turn back and encamp before Pi Hahiroth , between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon; opposite it, you shall encamp by the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 14:2, so the Hebrew word פִּ֣י (pi) 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 Exod.14.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.2.W7.S1) and character.