וּפִ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּפִ֥י

   u-FI

   and mouth of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים

   u-FI re-sha-IM

   and mouth of wicked ones
3. clause🔊 וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃

   u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS

   and mouth of wicked ones covers or conceals violence
4. sentence🔊 מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים פִּ֣י צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃

   me-KOR kha-YIM PI tsa-DIK u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS

   spring or fountain life mouth of a righteous one and mouth of wicked ones covers or conceals violence

Exegesis

The coordinating conjunction û-pî rešaʿîm {וּפִי רְשָׁעִים | û-pî re-shā·ʿîm} ‘and mouth of the wicked’ mirrors the first construct.

Root and etymology

פ־ה🔊 p–h

“mouth, opening”

• 🔊 פֶּהpehmouthGenesis 8:11