Job 16:10:3Job.16.10.W3TAB

בְּפִיהֶ֗ם

befihem

with their mouth

Transliteration
be-fi-HEM
Extended
beh-fih-HEEM
IPA
/bəfiːˈhɛm/

Meaning by language

English
with their mouth

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + פִי + הֶ֗ם
be + fi + hem
befihem

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-fi-HEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    pa-a-RU a-LAI be-fi-HEM

  3. clause

    pa-a-RU a-LAI be-fi-HEM be-KHER-pa hik-KU le-kha-YAI

  4. sentence

    pa-a-RU a-LAI be-fi-HEM be-KHER-pa hik-KU le-kha-YAI ya-KHAD a-LAI yit-mal-LA-un

Exegesis

The opening perfect verb paaru {פָּעֲר֬וּ | pāʿărû} ‘they have gaped’ is immediately focused by alai {עָלַ֨י | ʿālay} ‘against me,’ and the prepositional phrase befihhem {בְּפִיהֶ֗ם | bə-pî-hem} ‘in their mouth’ paints a vivid image of public derision.

In contextJob 16:10

They have gaped at me with their mouths; with reproach they have struck my cheeks; together against me they assemble .

About this coordinate

Job 16:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 16:10, so the Hebrew word בְּפִיהֶ֗ם (befihem) 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 Job.16.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.10.W3.S1) and character.