Judges 18:19:5Judg.18.19.W5TAB
עַל־פִּ֙יךָ֙
alpikha
“on your mouth”
- Transliteration
- al-PI-kha
- Extended
- ahl-PEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on your mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
al-PI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha
- clause
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The idiom yadkha al pikha {יָדְךָ עַל־פִּיךָ | yāḏkā ʿal-piy̆kā́} ‘your hand upon your mouth’ functions as a vivid gesture for silence.
In context — Judges 18:19
And they said to him, “Be silent; put your hand upon your mouth, come with us, and be for us a father and a priest . Is it better for you to serve as priest for the house of one man, or to serve as priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 18:19, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּ֙יךָ֙ (alpikha) 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 Judg.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.19.W5.S1) and character.