Genesis 44:2:5Gen.44.2.W5TAB
בְּפִי֙
befi
“in the mouth of the”
- Transliteration
- be-FI
- Extended
- beh-FEE
- IPA
- /bəˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the mouth of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-FI
- clause
ve-ET-ge-vi-I ge-VI-a ha-KE-sef ta-SIM be-FI am-TA-khat ha-ka-TON ve-ET KE-sef shiv-RO
- sentence
ve-ET-ge-vi-I ge-VI-a ha-KE-sef ta-SIM be-FI am-TA-khat ha-ka-TON ve-ET KE-sef shiv-RO va-YA-as kid-VAR yo-SEF a-SHER di-BER
Exegesis
The imperative sense of tasim {תָּשִׂים֙ | tā-śîm} directs placement in the mouth of the youngest’s sack, expressed by the construct chain be-fi amtachat ha-katon {בְּפִי אַמְתַּחַת הַקָּטֹן | bə-p̄î ʾam-ta-ḥaṯ ha-qa-ṭōn}.
In context — Genesis 44:2
And you shall put my cup , the silver cup, in the mouth of the youngest one's sack, and the silver for his grain. Then he did according to the word of Joseph , which he had spoken.
About this coordinate
Genesis 44:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 44:2, so the Hebrew word בְּפִי֙ (befi) 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 Gen.44.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.44.2.W5.S1) and character.