Proverbs 26:15:7Prov.26.15.W7TAB
אֶל־פִּֽיו׃
elpi
“to his mouth”
- Transliteration
- el-PI
- Extended
- ehl-PEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈpiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-PI
- phraseyour reading level
la-ha-shi-VA el-PI
- clause
nil-A la-ha-shi-VA el-PI
- sentence
ta-MAN a-TSEL ya-DO ba-tsal-LA-khat nil-A la-ha-shi-VA el-PI
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil infinitive lahashivah {לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ | la-ha-šî-wāh} ‘to return it’ combines with the prepositional phrase el-piv {אֶל־פִּיו | ʾel-pîw} ‘to his mouth’ to state the intended purpose unfulfilled by fatigue.
In context — Proverbs 26:15
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 26:15, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פִּֽיו׃ (elpi) 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.26.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.15.W7.S1) and character.