Proverbs 15:2:5Prov.15.2.W5TAB
וּפִ֥י
ufi
“but mouth of”
- Transliteration
- u-FI
- Extended
- oo-FEE
- IPA
- /uːˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but 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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Word in context
- word
u-FI
- phraseyour reading level
u-FI khe-si-LIM
- clause
u-FI khe-si-LIM ya-BI-a i-VE-let
- sentence
le-SHON kha-kha-MIM te-i-TIV DA-at u-FI khe-si-LIM ya-BI-a i-VE-let
Exegesis
Adversative parallelism is signaled by the coordinating conjunction vav in ufi {וּפִי | û-pî} ‘and mouth’, linking the contrasting clause.
In context — Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge well, but the mouth of fools pours out folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:2, 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.15.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.2.W5.S1) and character.