Proverbs 15:14:5Prov.15.14.W5TAB
וּפִ֥י
ufi
“and the mouth of”
- Transliteration
- u-FI
- Extended
- oo-FEE
- IPA
- /uːˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the mouth of
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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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Word in context
- word
u-FI
- phraseyour reading level
u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM
- clause
u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
- sentence
LEV na-VON ye-vak-KESH-DA-at u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction introduces u-fi kesilīm {וּפִי כְסִילִים | ū-p̄î kəsīlīm} ‘but the mouth of fools,’ shifting to the contrasting agent.
In context — Proverbs 15:14
The heart of one with understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:14, 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.15.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.14.W5.S1) and character.