Proverbs 22:6:3Prov.22.6.W3TAB
עַל־פִּ֣י
alpi
“according to”
- Transliteration
- al-PI
- Extended
- ahl-PEE
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-PI
- clause
kha-NOKH la-NA-ar al-PI dar-KO
- sentence
kha-NOKH la-NA-ar al-PI dar-KO GAM ki-ya-ze-KIN lo-ya-SUR mim-me-NAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-pi darko {עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ | ʿal-pî darkô} ‘according to his way’ uses a construct chain to indicate alignment with the child’s disposition.
In context — Proverbs 22:6
Dedicate a youth according to his way ; even when he grows old, he will not depart from it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:6, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּ֣י (alpi) 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.22.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.6.W3.S1) and character.