Exodus 39:23:6Exod.39.23.W6TAB
לְפִ֛יו
lehfeev
“at its opening”
- Transliteration
- leh-FEEV
- Extended
- leh-FEEV
- IPA
- /ləˈfiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- at its opening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-FEEV
- phraseyour reading level
sa-FA leh-FEEV
- clause
sa-FA leh-FEEV sa-VIV LO yik-ka-RE-a
- sentence
oo-fee-ham-me-EEL beh-to-KHO keh-FEE takh-RA sa-FA leh-FEEV sa-VIV LO yik-ka-RE-a
Exegesis
The noun sa-fah {שָׂפָה |sāppāh} ‘hem’ with the phrase le-fiv sa-viv {לְפִיו סָבִיב |lə-pîw sā-vîḇ} ‘around its opening’ indicates circumferential reinforcement.
In context — Exodus 39:23
And the opening of the robe was in its center like the opening of a coat of mail, with a hem surrounding it so that it would not be torn.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 39:23, so the Hebrew word לְפִ֛יו (lehfeev) 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.39.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.23.W6.S1) and character.