Proverbs 18:6:5Prov.18.6.W5TAB
וּ֝פִ֗יו
ufiv
“and his mouth”
- Transliteration
- u-FIV
- Extended
- oo-FEEV
- IPA
- /uːˈfiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his mouth
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-FIV
- clause
u-FIV le-ma-ha-lu-MOT yik-RA
- sentence
sif-TE khe-SIL ya-VO-u ve-RIV u-FIV le-ma-ha-lu-MOT yik-RA
Exegesis
The second clause begins with ū-pîw {וּ֝פִיו | ū-pîw} ‘and his mouth’, followed by the purpose clause lə-mahallummōt {לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת | lə-mahallummōt} ‘for blows’, forming an asyndetic result relationship that yiqrā’ {יִקְרָֽא | yiqrā’} ‘calls’. This parallelism emphasizes how the fool’s speech provokes both dispute and punishment.
In context — Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool enter into strife , and his mouth calls for blows .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:6, so the Hebrew word וּ֝פִ֗יו (ufiv) 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.18.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.6.W5.S1) and character.