פֶּה485 noun masculine[Josh 9:2] mouth (probably biliteral [פו, פי] Sta§ 183; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician לפי according to; Assyrian pû, mouth; Arabic , , ; Ethiopic ; Syriac according to; but also Arabic , , , Biblical Aramaic פֻּם, ᵑ7 פּוּמָא; Syriac ; Mandean פומא NöM § 87); — absolute ׳פ [Exod 4:10] +, construct פִּי [Isa 1:20] +; suffix 1 singular פִּי [Gen 45:12] +, 2 masculine singular פִּיךָ [Gen 41:40] +, 3 masculine singular פִּיו [Gen 25:28] +, פִּיהוּ [Exod 4:15] +, 3 masculine plural פִּיהֶם [Judg 7:6] +, פִּימוֺ [Ps 17:10] + 2 t., etc.; plural פִּיּוֺת [Prov 5:4], (שְׁנֵי) פֵיוֺת [Judg 3:16], פִּיפִיּוֺת [Isa 41:15]; [Ps 149:6] פִּים [1Sam 13:21] (corrupt, see Dr and others); —
1. a. mouth, of man, organ of eating and drinking [Gen 25:28]; [Judg 7:6]; [1Sam 14:26]; [1Sam 14:27]; [Neh 9:20]; [Prov 19:24] = [Prov 26:15] +; figurative as finding things sweet [Job 20:12]; [Ps 119:103] figurative of earth [Gen 4:11], swallowing Korah, etc. [Num 16:30]; [Num 16:32]; [Num 26:10]; [Deut 11:6] figurative also of Sh®°ôl, וּפָֽעֲרָה פִיהָ [Isa 5:14], compare [Ps 69:16].
\ \ b. external organ, וַיָּשֶׂם פִּיו עַלפִּֿיו [2Kgs 4:34]; [Prov 30:20] of kissing [1Kgs 19:18]; [Song 1:2], וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי [Job 31:27] compare phrase שִׂים יָד עַלפֶּֿה (of keeping silence) [Judg 18:19]; [Mic 7:16]; [Job 21:5], compare [Job 29:9]; [Job 40:4]; [Prov 30:32] of mocking triumph ׳פָּעַר עָלַי בְּפ [Job 16:10] עַל ׳הִרְחִיב פ [Ps 35:21]; [Isa 57:4], also רָחַב פִּי עַל [1Sam 2:1].
\ \ c. of ׳י in theoph., sending out fire [2Sam 22:9] = [Ps 18:9].
2. a. much oftener, as organ of speech, of man: ׳פ speaks [Gen 45:12]; [2Sam 1:16]; [Isa 9:16]; [Job 9:20]; [Job 15:5]; [Job 15:6]; [Ps 37:30] +; speak בְּמוֺפִֿי [Job 19:16] open ׳פ, ׳אֶליֿ [Judg 11:35]; [Judg 11:36], absolute [Job 3:1]; [Job 33:2] +; shut ׳פ (be silent) [Isa 52:15], compare ׳חָשַׂךְ פ [Job 7:11], and (of iniquity, personified) ׳קָצַף פ [Job 5:16]; [Ps 107:42] guard ׳פ, [Prov 13:3] (נָצַר), [Prov 21:23] (שָׁמַר), compare ׳שָׁמַר פִּתְחֵי פ [Mic 7:5], also [Ps 39:2] (see שׁמר); words, etc., are in (ב) mouth [2Sam 17:5]; [2Sam 18:25]; [Deut 30:14]; [1Kgs 17:24] ׳שִׂים דְּבָרִים בְּפ [2Sam 14:3]; [2Sam 14:19]; [Exod 4:15], also (God subject) [Num 22:38]; [Num 23:12]; [Num 23:16] +; of utterance ׳יָצָא מִפּ [Judg 11:36]; [Num 30:3]; [Num 32:24]; +; depart from mouth (cease to be mentioned) ׳מוּשׁ מִפּ [Josh 1:8]; [Isa 59:21], compare ׳נִכְרַת מִפּ [Jer 7:28], לֹא יִשָּׁמַע עַלפִּֿיךָ [Exod 23:13] ׳אִמְרֵי פ [Deut 32:1] words of my mouth, so [Job 8:2]; [Ps 19:15]; [Ps 54:4] ׳דְּבְרֵי פ [Ps 36:4]; [Eccl 10:12] of agency, ׳כְּפּ by the mouth of [2Chr 36:21]; [2Chr 36:22] = ׳מִפּ [Ezra 1:1] דִּכֶּר פִּיו עִםפִּֿיו [Jer 32:4] speak mouth to mouth = [Jer 34:3] ׳פ = speech, sayings [Isa 29:13]; [Ps 49:14]; [Eccl 10:3] ׳כְּבַד פ [Exod 4:10] heavy of speech (not eloquent); ׳אֶהְיֶה עִםפֿ v[Exod 4:12] v[Exod 4:15], i.e. aid thee in speaking; ׳יִהְיֶהלְּֿךָ לְפ v[Exod 4:16] he shall be mouth for thee; מִפִּיו יִקְרָא אֵלַי [Jer 36:18], i.e. dictate; ׳כָּתַב מִפּ see כָּתַב 1 b (3); bad qualities ascribed to it, ׳עִקְּשׁוּת פ [Prov 4:24]; [Prov 6:12] פִּי תַהְפֻּכוֺת [Prov 8:13] פֶּה חָלָק [Prov 26:28] ׳אַלתַּֿגְדֵּל פ [Obad 1:12], compare [Mic 6:12]; [Ezek 35:13].
\ \ b. as laughing [Job 8:21]; [Ps 126:2] panting [Ps 119:131].
\ \ c. of God; his mouth speaks [Isa 1:20]; [Isa 40:5]; [Jer 9:11] +; he speaks ׳בְּפ [1Kgs 8:15]; [1Kgs 8:34] word proceeds ׳מִפּ [Deut 8:3]; [Isa 45:23] +; פֶּה אֶלפֶּֿה אֲדַכֵּר כּוֺ [Num 12:8] he creates בְּרוּחַ פִּיו [Ps 33:6] he executes judgment כְּשֵׁבֶט פִּיו [Isa 11:4] especially = command: ׳עָבַר אֶתפִּֿי י [1Sam 15:24]; [Num 14:41], compare [Num 22:18]; [Prov 8:29] ׳פ (אֶתֿ) מָרָה [1Sam 12:14]; [1Sam 12:15]; [Num 20:24]; [1Kgs 13:21] +; compare 6 d. d. of idols, [Ps 115:5]; [Ps 136:16]; [Ps 136:17].
\ \ e. of musical instrument = sound [Amos 6:5] (compare 6 d).
3. of animals: bird [Gen 8:11] (carrying), [Isa 10:14] (chirping); ass [Num 22:28] (speaking); bear, lion [1Sam 17:35] (seizing), [Amos 3:12] (id.), hippop. [Job 40:23] (drinking), crocodile [Job 41:11]; [Job 41:13] (breathing flame); also of human foes, under figure of ravenous beasts [Ps 22:22]; [Ezek 21:27]; [Ezek 34:10] פָּצָה עַל ׳פ [Ps 22:14]; [Lam 2:16]; [Lam 3:46] hence of edge of sword, חֶרֶב פִּיּוֺת [Prov 5:4] a sword with edges (in simile), = ׳ח פִּיפִיּוֺת [Ps 149:6] compare [Judg 3:16] see also 6 c (2), below; בַּעַל פִּיפִיּוֺת [Isa 41:15], of מוֺרַג.
4. mouth = opening, orifice; of well [Gen 29:2]; [Gen 29:3] (twice in verse); [Gen 29:8]; [Gen 29:10] cave [Josh 10:18]; [Josh 10:22]; [Josh 10:27] ravine, abyss [Jer 48:28] (si vera lectio, compare Gie); also of Sh®°ôl [Ps 141:7] of a sack [Gen 42:27]; [Gen 43:12]; [Gen 43:21]; [Gen 44:1]; [Gen 44:2]; [Gen 44:8] ephah [Zech 5:8] high-priest's robe [Exod 28:32] + 5 t., compare probably [Ps 133:2] tunic [Job 30:18] of a round opening also [1Kgs 7:31] (3 t. in verse) (on text and meaning see Benz Kit); of mouth of Nile [Isa 19:7] (others brink); gate of city [Prov 8:3] (but read perhaps לִפְנֵי, see Toy).
5. a. extremity, end פֶּה לָפֶה from end to end, of a temple [2Kgs 10:21] city [2Kgs 21:16], מִפֶּה אֶלפֶּֿה of land [Ezra 9:11].
\ \ b. = portion, פִּי שְׁנַיִם [Deut 21:17]; [2Kgs 2:9]; [Zech 13:8].
6. with prepositions: —
\ \
a. אֶל פִּי, see below
d (2).
\ \
b. כְּפִי:
\ \ \ (
a)
according to the command of,
[1Chr 12:23] \ \ \ (
b)
according to the mouth of, i.e.
in proportion to (compare Assyrian
ki-i pi-i, DlHWB 325),
[Exod 16:21] they gathered it
אִישׁ כְּפִי אָכְלוֺ each
in proportion to his eating (
[Exod 16:16] v
[Exod 16:18] לְפִי),
[Lev 25:52] כְּפִי שָׁנָיו according to the number of his years (compare v
[Lev 25:16] לְפִי);
[Num 6:21];
[Num 7:5] אִישׁ כְּפִי עֲבֹדָתוֺ (so
[2Chr 31:2]),
[2Chr 7:7];
[2Chr 7:8];
[2Chr 35:8] (all
P);
[Job 33:6] הֵןאֲֿנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל I am
in the proportion of thee as regards God, i.e. I stand towards God even as thou dost. As
conjunction,
כְּפִי אֲשֶׁר,
[Mal 2:9] כְּפי אֲשֶׁר אֵינְכֶם שֹׁמְרִים אֶתדְּֿרָכַי accusative asye do not keep, etc.; and without
אשׁר [Zech 2:4] כְּפִי אִישׁלֹֿא נָשָׂא ראֹשׁוֺ in such proportion that none did lift up his head (but
We Now אֲשֶׁר for
אִישׁ, that it, Judah, did not, etc.).
\ \
c. לְפִי, nearly the same with
כְּפִי (see
לְ 5 i b), but more common (compare Aramaic
לְפוּם,
): (1)
[Gen 47:12] לְפִי הַטָּ֑ף,
[Exod 12:4] ye shall compute
אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֺ each
according to his eating (according to the quantity which his family will consume),
[Exod 16:16];
[Exod 16:18];
[Lev 25:16] לְפִי רֹב הַשָּׁנִים, v
[Lev 25:16] v
[Lev 25:51];
[Lev 27:16] לְפִי זַרְעוֺ,
[Num 26:54];
[Josh 18:4];
[1Kgs 17:1] except
לְפִי דְבָרִי,
[Hos 10:12] קִצְרוּ לְפִי חֶסֶד (||
לִצְדָקָה),
[Prov 12:8];
[Prov 27:2]: followed by infinitive
[Num 9:17] לְפִי הֵעָלוֺת הֶעָנָן =
accusative as the cloud was lifted up,
[Jer 29:10]. (2) in the phrase
לְפִי חֶרֶב according to the mouth, or
measure, of the sword, i.e. as the sword devours, without quarter,
[Gen 34:26];
[Exod 17:13];
[Num 21:24] + often
\ \
d. עַל פִּי: (1)
according to (
עַל 1 f a)
the mouth of, i.e.
\ \ \ (
a) the command of,
[Gen 41:40];
[Gen 45:21];
[Exod 17:1];
[Exod 38:21];
[Num 3:16];
[Num 3:39] + (especially
P),
[2Kgs 23:35] (
β) the evidence or sentence of,
[Deut 17:6] עַלפִּֿי עֵד אֶחָד,
[Deut 19:15];
[Deut 21:5] (on
עַלפִּֿי הַנָּ֑בֶל [Amos 6:5], see
2 e above). (
2)
according to the measure of, in accordance with,
[Gen 43:7] we told him
על פי הדברים האלה according to these words (i.e. the questions Joseph asked),
[Exod 34:27] in accordance with these words,
[Lev 27:8] עלפֿי אשׁר תַּשִּׂיג יַד הנֹּדֵר according to what the hand of the vower can reach to, v
[Lev 27:18] (compare
לְפִי [Lev 25:16];
[Lev 25:51]),
[Deut 17:10];
[Deut 17:11];
[2Sam 13:32] (but see
שׂוּמָה),
[Prov 22:6] חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר על פי דרכו. In the same sense
אֶל פִּי,
[Josh 15:13];
[Josh 17:4];
[Josh 21:3].
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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