Leviticus 24:12:5Lev.24.12.W5TAB
עַל־פִּ֥י
alpi
“the word of the”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- ahl-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
al-PI
- phraseyour reading level
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
li-FROSH la-HEM al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-ni-KHU-hu ba-mish-MAR li-FROSH la-HEM al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain al-pi {עַל־פִּי | ʿal-pî} ‘according to the mouth of’ introduces YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ as the source of authority, forming a technical legal idiom. In translation, “placed him in custody” (formal) preserves judicial procedure, while “held him in detention” (dynamic) conveys general legal practice.
In context — Leviticus 24:12
And they placed him in custody to interpret the case for them according to the command of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 24:12, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּ֥י (alpi) 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 Lev.24.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.12.W5.S1) and character.