Proverbs 21:23:2Prov.21.23.W2TAB
פִּ֭יו
piw
“his mouth”
- Transliteration
- PIW
- Extended
- PEEW
- IPA
- /ˈpiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his mouth
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
PIW
- clause
sho-MER PIW u-le-sho-NO
- sentence
sho-MER PIW u-le-sho-NO sho-MER mi-tsa-ROT naf-SHO
Exegesis
shomer {שֹׁמֵר | šō-mêr} ‘one who guards’ begins a parallel participle structure attached to piv {פִּיו | pî-w} ‘his mouth’ and ule-shono {וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ | ū-le-šō-nô} ‘his tongue.’
Root and etymology
פ-ה
“mouth, speech”
In context — Proverbs 21:23
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:23, so the Hebrew word פִּ֭יו (piw) 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.21.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.23.W2.S1) and character.