Numbers 23:16:6Num.23.16.W6TAB
בְּפִ֑יו
befiv
“in his mouth”
- Transliteration
- be-FIV
- Extended
- beh-FEEV
- IPA
- /bəˈfiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-FIV
- clause
va-yi-KAR Ye-ho-VAH el-bil-AM va-ya-SEM da-VAR be-FIV
- sentence
va-yi-KAR Ye-ho-VAH el-bil-AM va-ya-SEM da-VAR be-FIV va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
Exegesis
The clause vayasem davar be-piv {וַיָּ֥שֶׂם דָּבָר בְּפִ֑יו | way·yā·sem də·var bə·pî·w} ‘he put a word in his mouth’ is an idiomatic prophetic commissioning.
In context — Numbers 23:16
And the LORD met Balaam, and He put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 23:16, so the Hebrew word בְּפִ֑יו (befiv) 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.23.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.16.W6.S1) and character.