Numbers 13:3:6Num.13.3.W6TAB
עַל־פִּ֣י
alpi
“according to the word of”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- ahl-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the word 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
va-yish-LAKH o-TAM mo-SHEH mi-mid-BAR pa-a-RAN al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH o-TAM mo-SHEH mi-mid-BAR pa-a-RAN al-PI Ye-ho-VAH ku-LAM a-na-SHIM ra-shei be-nei-yis-ra-EL he-MAH
Exegesis
The phrase al-pi YHWH {עַל־פִּי יְהוָה | al-pī yə-hō-wāh} functions as a genitive construct expressing divine authorization and causal relation.
Root and etymology
Rootpe-hey
“mouth, command”
In context — Numbers 13:3
And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran by the command of the LORD ; all of them were men, leaders of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 13:3, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּ֣י (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.13.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.3.W6.S1) and character.