Proverbs 30:32:5Prov.30.32.W5TAB
לְפֶֽה׃
lefe
“to the mouth”
- Transliteration
- le-FE
- Extended
- leh-FEH
- IPA
- /ləˈfɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-FE
- phraseyour reading level
YAD le-FE
- clause
ve-im-za-MO-ta YAD le-FE
- sentence
im-na-VAL-te ve-hit-na-SE ve-im-za-MO-ta YAD le-FE
Exegesis
The noun yad {יָד | yād} ‘hand’ and lefeh {לְפֶה | lə·p̄ê} ‘mouth’ serve as objects of that command, signaling restraint on speech. The English “or” captures the coordinating conditional nuance of veim, and the idiom of silence is translated as “put” in formal and “cover” in dynamic to reflect differences in tone.
Root and etymology
p-hpeh–heh
“mouth”
In context — Proverbs 30:32
If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:32, so the Hebrew word לְפֶֽה׃ (lefe) 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.30.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.32.W5.S1) and character.