Numbers 23:12:8Num.23.12.W8TAB
בְּפִ֔י
befi
“in my mouth”
- Transliteration
- be-FI
- Extended
- beh-FEE
- IPA
- /bəˈfi/
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-LO ET a-SHER ya-SIM Ye-ho-VAH be-FI o-TO esh-MOR le-da-BER
- sentence
va-YA-an va-yo-MAR ha-LO ET a-SHER ya-SIM Ye-ho-VAH be-FI o-TO esh-MOR le-da-BER
Exegesis
The relative clause ’ăšer yāśîm YHWH bĕ-pî {אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֤ם יְהוָה֙ בְּפִ֔י} ‘that the LORD puts in my mouth’ foregrounds divine agency in prophetic speech.
In context — Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, “Is it not what the LORD puts in my mouth that I must guard faithfully to speak?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 23:12, so the Hebrew word בְּפִ֔י (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.23.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.12.W8.S1) and character.