Proverbs 19:24:5Prov.19.24.W5TAB
גַּם־אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ
gamelpihu
“even to his mouth”
- Transliteration
- gam-el-PI-hu
- Extended
- gahm-ehl-PEE-hoo
- IPA
- /gam.ʔɛlˈpiː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- even to his mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
gam-el-PI-hu
- clause
gam-el-PI-hu LO ye-shi-VE-NA
- sentence
ta-MAN a-TSEL ya-DO bats-tsal-LA-khat gam-el-PI-hu LO ye-shi-VE-NA
Exegesis
The second clause opens with the adversative gam {גַּם־ | gam} ‘even’, leading to el pihu {אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ | ʾel pî-hû} ‘to his mouth’, then the negative particle lo {לֹ֣א | lōʾ} ‘not’ and the Hiphil imperfect yeshivenna {יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה | yə-šî-wen-nā} ‘he returns it’. This chiastic structure highlights the sluggard’s extreme inaction. The formal reconstruction preserves Hebrew clause order to mirror this emphasis, while the dynamic version adapts the sequence for smoother English flow.
In context — Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish ; even to his mouth he does not bring it back.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:24, so the Hebrew word גַּם־אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ (gamelpihu) 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.19.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.24.W5.S1) and character.