Joshua 15:13:7Josh.15.13.W7TAB
אֶל־פִּ֥י
elpi
“according to the command”
- Transliteration
- el-PI
- Extended
- el-PEE
- IPA
- /ʔelˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the command
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
el-PI
- phraseyour reading level
el-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH na-TAN KHE-lek be-TOKH be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-PI Ye-ho-VAH li-ye-ho-SHU-a
- sentence
u-le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH na-TAN KHE-lek be-TOKH be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-PI Ye-ho-VAH li-ye-ho-SHU-a et-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NAK HI khev-RON
Exegesis
El-pi yhwh {אֶל־פִּי יְהוָה | el-pî Yə-hō-wāh} expresses divine authority for the distribution.
Root and etymology
פ־ה
“mouth”
In context — Joshua 15:13
And to Caleb son of Jephunneh was given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, Kiriath-Arba, father of the Anak; it is Hebron.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 15:13, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פִּ֥י (elpi) 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 Josh.15.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.13.W7.S1) and character.