Numbers 22:38:15Num.22.38.W15TAB
בְּפִ֖י
befi
“in my mouth”
- Transliteration
- be-FI
- Extended
- beh-FEE
- IPA
- /bəˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-FI
- clause
ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-SIM e-lo-HIM be-FI o-TO a-da-BER
- sentence
va-yo-MER bil-AM el-ba-LAK hin-NEH-ba-TI e-le-KHA a-TAH ha-ya-KHOL u-KHAL da-BER me-u-MAH ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-SIM e-lo-HIM be-FI o-TO a-da-BER
Exegesis
In the relative clause haddābār ʾăšer yāsim ʾĕlōhîm bəpî {הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ם אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י | haddābār ʾăšer yāsim ʾĕlōhîm bəpî} ‘the word that God puts in my mouth,’ the clause structure underscores that Balaam’s words are exclusively derived from divine initiative. The English translation preserves the Hebrew clause order while smoothing relative pronoun placement for readability without sacrificing theological emphasis.
Root and etymology
פ־י־א
“mouth; command”
In context — Numbers 22:38
And Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you now. Am I truly able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I will speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:38:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 22:38, so the Hebrew word בְּפִ֖י (befi) 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.22.38.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.38.W15.S1) and character.