Numbers 22:28:3Num.22.28.W3TAB
אֶת־פִּ֣י
etpi
“the mouth of”
- Transliteration
- et-PI
- Extended
- EET-PEE
- IPA
- /ʔeːtˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the mouth of
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
et-PI ha-a-TON
- clause
va-yif-TAKH Ye-ho-VAH et-PI ha-a-TON
- sentence
va-yif-TAKH Ye-ho-VAH et-PI ha-a-TON va-to-MER le-vil-AM meh-a-si-TI le-KHA ki hi-ki-TA-ni ze sha-LOSH re-ga-LIM
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾet} precedes pi {פִּי | pî} ‘mouth,’ focusing the clause on the donkey’s speaking organ.
Root and etymology
פ־ה
“mouth”
In context — Numbers 22:28
And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פִּ֣י (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.22.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.28.W3.S1) and character.