Exodus 14:9:13Exod.14.9.W13TAB
עַל־פִּי֙
alpi
“at the mouth of”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- ahl-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the mouth of
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
- clause
al-PI ha-khi-ROT lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON
- sentence
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim a-kha-RE-hem va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM kho-NIM al-ha-YAM kol-SUS RE-khev par-OH oo-fa-ra-SHAV ve-khei-LO al-PI ha-khi-ROT lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON
Exegesis
Lastly, the topographical formula al-pi hachirot lifnei baal-tsefon {עַל־פִּי הַחִירֹת לִפְנֵי בַּעַל־צְפֹן | ʿal-pî ha-ḥîrôṯ lif-nê baʿal-ṣəphôn} situates the action at the mouth of the pass opposite Baal Zephon, emphasizing the strategic coastal terrain.
Root and etymology
p-h-ypeh–heh–yod
“mouth, opening”
In context — Exodus 14:9
The Egyptians pursued them and overtook them as they were camped by the sea, with all of Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his horsemen and his army, by Pi Hahiroth , before Baal Zephon .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 14:9, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּי֙ (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 Exod.14.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.9.W13.S1) and character.