Numbers 20:24:14Num.20.24.W14TAB
אֶת־פִּ֖י
etpi
“against my command”
- Transliteration
- et-PI
- Extended
- EET-PEE
- IPA
- /ʔeːtˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against my command
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-PI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI
- clause
AL a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI le-MEI me-ri-VA
- sentence
ye-a-SEF a-ha-RON el-am-MAV KI LO ya-VO el-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-ta-TI liv-NEI yis-ra-EL AL a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI le-MEI me-ri-VA
Exegesis
The particle et with pi {אֶת-פִּי | ʾet-pî} ‘against my mouth’ functions metonymically for spoken command.
In context — Numbers 20:24
Aaron will be gathered to his people, because he will not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, on account of your rebellion against my mouth at the waters of Meribah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:24:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 20:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פִּ֖י (etpi) 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.20.24.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.24.W14.S1) and character.