Numbers 33:7:4Num.33.7.W4TAB
עַל־פִּ֣י
alpi
“to Pi”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- ahl-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Pi
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-PI
- phraseyour reading level
al-PI ha-khi-ROT
- clause
va-yis-U me-e-TAM va-ya-SHAV al-PI ha-khi-ROT a-SHER al-pe-NEI BA-al tse-FON
- sentence
va-yis-U me-e-TAM va-ya-SHAV al-PI ha-khi-ROT a-SHER al-pe-NEI BA-al tse-FON va-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI mig-DOL
Exegesis
The locative al-pi hachirot {עַל־פִּי הַחִירֹת | ʿal-pî hă-ḥî-rōṯ} ‘at the mouth of Hahiroth’ positions the group at the entrance of a desert pass, while the relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ links to al-pene baal tsefon {עַל־פְּנֵי בַּעַל צְפוֹן | ʿal-pənê baʿal tsep̄ōn} ‘before Baal Zephon,’ specifying the northern landmark.
Root and etymology
פ־י
“mouth, utterance”
In context — Numbers 33:7
And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahiroth , which is before Baal Zephon , and they encamped before Migdol.
About this coordinate
Numbers 33:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 33:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּ֣י (alpi) 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.33.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.33.7.W4.S1) and character.