Numbers 10:13:3Num.10.13.W3TAB
עַל־פִּ֥י
alpi
“at the command of”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- ahl-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the command of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-PI
- phraseyour reading level
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh
- sentence
va-yis-U ba-ri-sho-NAH al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh
Exegesis
The construct phrase ʿal-pî Yəhôwāh {עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה | ʿal-pî Yəhôwāh} ‘by the mouth of the LORD’ functions idiomatically for divine command, emphasizing God’s authoritative guidance.
Root and etymology
p-hpe-heh
“mouth, command”
In context — Numbers 10:13
And they set out for the first time at the command of the LORD , by the hand of Moses .
About this coordinate
Numbers 10:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 10:13, 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 Num.10.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.10.13.W3.S1) and character.