Job 20:12:2Job.20.12.W2TAB
בְּפִ֣יו
befiv
“in his mouth”
- Transliteration
- be-FIV
- Extended
- beh-FEEV
- IPA
- /bəˈfiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-FIV
- clause
im-tam-TEEK be-FIV ra-AH
- sentence
im-tam-TEEK be-FIV ra-AH ya-khe-KHI-den-NA TA-khat le-sho-NO
Exegesis
The phrase befiw {בְּפִ֣יו | bə-pîw} ‘in his mouth’ frames evil as experienced and relished, while the following clause yakhkidenna {יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה | yaḵḥîḏennāh} ‘he hides it’ shifts from enjoyment to deliberate concealment. The pronominal suffix “it” refers back to the feminine noun “evil,” maintaining cohesion across the two verbs.
In context — Job 20:12
If evil is sweet in his mouth, he hides it under his tongue.
About this coordinate
Job 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 20:12, so the Hebrew word בְּפִ֣יו (befiv) 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.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.12.W2.S1) and character.