בְּפִיהֶֽם׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּפִיהֶֽם׃

   be-fi-HEM

   in their mouth
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃

   tim-MAK be-fi-HEM

   will rot in their mouth
3. clause🔊 הָמֵ֣ק בְּשָׂר֗וֹ וְהוּא֙ עֹמֵ֣ד עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְעֵינָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃

   ha-MEK be-sa-RO ve-HU o-MED al-rag-LAV ve-e-NAIV tim-mak-NA ve-kho-re-HEN u-le-sho-NO tim-MAK be-fi-HEM

   the rotting of his flesh while he is standing on his feet and his eyes will rot in their sockets and his tongue will rot in their mouth
4. sentence🔊 וְזֹ֣את תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִגֹּ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צָבְא֖וּ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם הָמֵ֣ק בְּשָׂר֗וֹ וְהוּא֙ עֹמֵ֣ד עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְעֵינָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃

   ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-kol-ha-am-MIM a-SHER tsa-ve-U al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ha-MEK be-sa-RO ve-HU o-MED al-rag-LAV ve-e-NAIV tim-mak-NA ve-kho-re-HEN u-le-sho-NO tim-MAK be-fi-HEM

   and this will be the plague which he will strike the LORD {direct object} all the peoples who waged war against Jerusalem the rotting of his flesh while he is standing on his feet and his eyes will rot in their sockets and his tongue will rot in their mouth

Exegesis

This theme is echoed by the Piel imperfect verbs timmaqnah {תִּמַּ֣קְנָה | tim-maq-nāh} and timmaq {תִּמַּ֥ק | tim-maq}, which describe progressive rotting of flesh (besaro {בְּשָׂר֗וֹ | bə-śā-rō}), eyes (veyeinav {וְעֵינָיו֙ | wə-ʿê-nāw}), and tongue (uleshono {וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ | u-lə-šō-nō}) in their respective sockets (bechoreihen {בְחֹרֵיהֶן | bə-ḥō-rê-hen}) and mouths (bepihehem {בְּפִיהֶם | bə-pî-hem}).