Joshua 21:3:5Josh.21.3.W5TAB
אֶל־פִּ֣י
elpi
“according to the command”
- Transliteration
- el-PI
- Extended
- el-PEE
- IPA
- /ʔelˈpiː/
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
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-la-TAM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-la-TAM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-le ve-et-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
The idiom el-pi YHWH {אֶל־פִּי יְהוָה | ’el-pî Yəhôwâ} ‘according to the word of the LORD’ uses a preposition + construct noun + divine name to convey divine authorization.
Root and etymology
p-hp-h
“mouth, word”
In context — Joshua 21:3
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance these cities and their pasturelands, according to the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פִּ֣י (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.21.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.3.W5.S1) and character.