Proverbs 10:6:4Prov.10.6.W4TAB
וּפִ֥י
ufi
“but the mouth of”
- Transliteration
- u-FI
- Extended
- oo-FEE
- IPA
- /uːˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the mouth of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-FI
- phraseyour reading level
u-FI re-sha-IM
- clause
u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
- sentence
be-ra-KHOT le-ROSH tsa-DIK u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the conjunction wə-pî {וּפִי | wə-pî} ‘but the mouth’ linked to reshaim {רְשָׁעִים | rə-šā-‘îm} ‘of the wicked’.
Root and etymology
פ־ה
“mouth, opening”
In context — Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous , but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:6, so the Hebrew word וּפִ֥י (ufi) 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 Prov.10.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.6.W4.S1) and character.