Numbers 12:8:1Num.12.8.W1TAB
פֶּ֣ה
peh
“mouth”
- Transliteration
- PEH
- Extended
- PEH
- IPA
- /pɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- mouth
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PEH
- phraseyour reading level
PEH el-PEH
- clause
PEH el-PEH a-da-BER-BO u-mar-EH ve-LO be-khi-DOT ut-mu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH ya-BIT
- sentence
PEH el-PEH a-da-BER-BO u-mar-EH ve-LO be-khi-DOT ut-mu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH ya-BIT u-ma-DU-a LO ye-re-TEM le-da-BER be-av-DI be-mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the idiom peh el-peh {פֶּה אֶל־פֶּה | peh el-pĕh} ‘mouth to mouth’, conveying direct communication.
Root and etymology
RootPe He
“mouth”
In context — Numbers 12:8
Mouth to mouth I speak with him, plainly and not in riddles ; and the form of the LORD he beholds. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?
About this coordinate
Numbers 12:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 12:8, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֣ה (peh) 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.12.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.12.8.W1.S1) and character.