Numbers 16:32:3Num.16.32.W3TAB
אֶת־פִּיהָ
etpiha
“its mouth”
- Transliteration
- et-PI-ha
- Extended
- EET-PEE-hah
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈpiːhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-PI-ha
- sentence
va-tif-TAKH ha-A-retz et-PI-ha va-tiv-LA o-TAM ve-ET-bei-TAM ve-ET kol-ha-a-DAM a-SHER le-KO-rakh ve-ET kol-ha-re-KHUSH
Exegesis
Each direct object is introduced by the marker et (etpiha {אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ | ʾet-pîhā}, veetbateihem {וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶם | wə-ʾet-battēhēm}, veet {וְאֵ֤ת | wə-ʾēt}, veet2 {וְאֵ֖ת | wə-ʾēt}) and enumerates items swallowed: its mouth, them, their houses, all the people who were with Korah, and all the possessions.
Root and etymology
Rootp-h
“mouth”
In context — Numbers 16:32
And the earth opened its mouth , and swallowed them, and their houses , and all the people who belonged to Korah, and all the possessions.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 16:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פִּיהָ (etpiha) 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.16.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.32.W3.S1) and character.