Lexicon :: Strong's H6310 - pê

פֶּה

Transliteration

pê

Pronunciation

peh

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From פָּאָה (H6284)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1738

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

פֶּה peh, peh; from H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:—accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), × eat, edge, end, entry, file, hole, × in, mind, mouth, part, portion, × (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, × spoken, talk, tenor, × to, two-edged, wish, word.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 498x

The KJV translates Strong's H6310 in the following manner: mouth (340x), commandment (37x), edge (35x), according (22x), word (15x), hole (6x), end (3x), appointment (2x), portion (2x), tenor (2x), sentence (2x), miscellaneous (32x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 498x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

(peh) mouth
1. mouth (of man)
2. mouth (as organ of speech)
3. mouth (of animals)
4. mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
5. extremity, end
(pim) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1 Sa. 13:21

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STRONGS H6310: Abbreviations

פֶּה₄₈₅ noun masculine^{Joshua 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, פּוּמָא; Syriac ; Mandean פומא Nö^{M § 87}); — absolute פ׳ Exodus 4:10 +, construct פִּי Isaiah 1:20 +; suffix 1st person singular פִּי Genesis 45:12 +, 2nd person masculine singular פִּיךָ Genesis 41:40 +, 3rd person masculine singular פִּיו Genesis 25:28 +, פּיהוּ Exodus 4:15 +, 3rd person masculine plural פּיהֶם Judges 7:6 +, פִּימוֹ Psalm 17:10 + 2 times, etc.; plural פִּיּוֹת Proverbs 5:4,

[H6366 (שְׁנֵי) פֵיוֹת Judges 3:16],

[H6374 פִּיפִיּוֹת Isaiah 41:15; Psalm 149:6];

פִּים 1 Samuel 13:21 (corrupt, see Dr and others); —

a. mouth, of man, organ of eating and drinking Genesis 25:28; Judges 7:6; 1 Samuel 14:26, 1 Samuel 14:27; Nehemiah 9:20; Proverbs 19:24 = Proverbs 26:15 +; figurative as finding things sweet Job 20:12; Psalm 119:103; figurative of earth Genesis 4:11, swallowing Korah, etc. Numbers 16:30, Numberse 16:32; Numbers 26:10; Deuteronomy 11:6; figurative also of Sh^e’ôl, וּפָֽעֲרָה פִיהָ Isaiah 5:14, compare Psalm 69:16 [Psalm 69:15].

b. external organ, וַיָּשֶׂם פִּיו עַל־פִּיו 2 Kings 4:34; Proverbs 30:20; of kissing 1 Kings 19:18; Songs 1:2, וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי Job 31:27; compare phrase עַל־פֶּה יָד שִׂים (of keeping silence) Judges 18:19; Micah 7:16; Job 21:5, compare Job 29:9; Job 40:4; Proverbs 30:32; of mocking triumph בִּפ׳עָלַי פָּעַר Job 16:10; עַל הִרְחִיב פ׳ Psalm 35:21; Isaiah 57:4, also עַל פִּי רָחַב 1 Samuel 2:1.

c. of י׳ in theophany, sending out fire 2 Samuel 22:9 = Psalm 18:9 [Psalm 18:8].

a. much oftener, as organ of speech, of man: פ׳ speaks Genesis 45:12; 2 Samuel 1:16; Isaiah 9:16 [Isaiah 9:17]; Job 9:20; Job 15:5, Job 15:6; Psalm 37:30 +; speak בְּמוֺפִֿי Job 19:16; open פ׳, אֶליֿ׳ Judges 11:35, Judges 11:36, absolute Job 3:1; Job 33:2 +; shut פ׳ (be silent) Isaiah 52:15, compare חָשַׂךְ פ׳ Job 7:11, and (of iniquity, personified) קָצַף פ׳ Job 5:16; Psalm 107:42; guard פ׳, Proverbs 13:3 (נָצַר), Proverbs 21:23 (שָׁמַר), compare פ׳פִּתְחֵי שָׁמַר Micah 7:5, also Psalm 39:2 [Psalm 39:1] (see שׁמר); words, etc., are in (ב) mouth 2 Samuel 17:5; 2 Samuel 18:25; Deuteronomy 30:14; 1 Kings 17:24; שִׂים דְּבָרִים בְּפ׳ 2 Samuel 14:3, 2 Samuel 14:19; Exodus 4:15, also (God subject) Numbers 22:38; Numbers 23:12, Numbers 23:16 +; of utterance מִפּ׳יָצָא Judges 11:36; Numbers 30:3 [Numbers 30:2]; Numbers 32:24; Joshua 6:10 +; depart from mouth (cease to be mentioned) מוּשׁ מִפִּ׳ Joshua 1:8; Isaiah 59:21, compare נִכְרַת מִפּ׳ Jeremiah 7:28, עַל־פִּיךָ יִשָּׁמַע לֹא Exodus 23:13; אִמְרֵי פ׳ Deuteronomy 32:1 words of my mouth, so Job 8:2; Psalm 19:15 [Psalm 19:14]; Psalm 54:4 [Psalm 54:2]; דְּבְרֵי פ׳ Psalm 36:4 [Psalm 36:3]; Ecclesiastes 10:12; of agency, בְּפּ׳ by the mouth of 2 Chronicles 36:21, 2 Chronicles 36:22 = מִפּ׳ Ezra 1:1; עִם־פּיו פִּיו דִּבֶּר Jeremiah 32:4 speak mouth to mouth = Jeremiah 34:3; פ׳ = speech, sayings Isaiah 29:13; Psalm 49:14 [Psalm 49:13]; Ecclesiastes 10:3; כְּבַד פ׳ Exodus 4:10 heavy of speech (not eloquent); אֶהְיֶה עִם־פ׳ Exodus 4:12; Exodus 4:15, i.e. aid thee in speaking; יִהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְפ׳ Exodus 4:16 he shall be mouth for thee; אֵלַי יִקְרָא מִפִּיו Jeremiah 36:18, i.e. dictate; כָּתַב מִפּ׳ see כָּתַב 1b (3); bad qualities ascribed to it, עִקְּשׁוּת פ׳ Proverbs 4:24; Proverbs 6:12; פִּי תַהְפֻּכֹות Proverbs 8:13; פֶּה חָלָק Proverbs 26:28; אל־תַּגְדֵּל פ׳ Obadiah 12, compare Micah 6:12; Ezekiel 35:13.

b. as laughing Job 8:21; Psalm 126:2; panting Psalm 119:131.

c. of God; his mouth speaks Isaiah 1:20; Isaiah 40:5; Jeremiah 9:11 [Jeremiah 9:12] +; he speaks בְּפ׳ 1 Kings 8:15, 1 Kings 8:24; word proceeds מִפּ׳ Deuteronomy 8:3; Isaiah 45:23 +; פֶּה אֶל־פֶּה אֲדַבֵּר בּוֹ Numbers 12:8; he creates בְּרוּחַ פִּיו Psalm 33:6; he executes judgment בְּשֵׁבט פִּיו Isaiah 11:4; especially = command: עָבַר אֶת־פִּי י׳ 1 Samuel 15:24; Numbers 14:41, compare Numbers 22:18; Proverbs 8:29; פ׳ (אֶתֿ) מָרָה 1 Samuel 12:14, 1 Samuel 12:15; Numbers 20:24; 1 Kings 13:21 +; compare 6. d.

d. of idols, Psalm 115:5; Psalm 136:16; Psalm 136:17.

e. of musical instrument = sound Amos 6:5 (compare 6 d).

3. of animals: bird Genesis 8:11 (carrying), Isaiah 10:14 (chirping); ass Numbers 22:28 (speaking); bear, lion 1 Samuel 17:35 (seizing), Amos 3:12 (id.), hippopotamus. Job 40:23 (drinking), crocodile Job 41:11 [Job 41:19]; Job 41:13 [Job 41:21] (breathing flame); also of human foes, under figure of ravenous beasts Psalm 22:22 [Psalm 22:21]; Ezekiel 21:27 [Ezekiel 21:22]; Ezekiel 34:10; פָּצָה עַל פ'Psalm 22:14 [Psalm 22:13]; Lamentations 2:16; Lamentations 3:46; hence of edge of sword, פִּיּוֹת חֶרֶב Proverbs 5:4 a sword with edges (in simile), = פִּיפִיּוֹת ח׳ [H6374Psalm 149:6] compare [H6366 Judges 3:16]; see also 6 c (2), below; בַּעַל פִּיפִיּוֹת [H6374 Isaiah 41:15], of מוֺרַג.

4. mouth = opening, orifice; of well Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3(twice in verse); Genesis 29:8, Genesis 29:10; cave Joshua 10:18, Joshua 10:22, Joshua 10:27; ravine, abyss Jeremiah 48:28 (si vera lectio, compare Gie); also of Sh^e’ôl Psalm 141:7; of a sack Genesis 42:27; Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21; Genesis 44:1, Genesis 44:2, Genesis 44:8; ephah Zechariah 5:8; high-priest's robe Exodus 28:32 + 5 times, compare probably Psalm 133:2; tunic Job 30:18; of a round opening also 1 Kings 7:31 (3 times in verse) (on text and meaning see Benz Kit); of mouth of Nile Isaiah 19:7 (others brink); gate of city Proverbs 8:3 (but read perhaps לִפְנֵי, see Toy).

a. extremity, end פֶּה לָפֶה from end to end, of a temple 2 Kings 10:21; city 2 Kings 21:16, מִפֶּהאֶל־פֶּה of land Ezra 9:11.

b. = portion, שְׁנַיִם פִּי Deuteronomy 21:17; 2 Kings 2:9; Zechariah 13:8.

6. with prepositions: —

a. אֶל פִּי , see below d (2).

b. כְּפִי:

(a) according to the command of, 1 Chronicles 12:23;

(b) according to the mouth of, i.e. in proportion to (compare Assyrian ki-i pi-i, Dl^{HWB 325}), †Exodus 16:21 they gathered it אִישׁ כְּפִי אָכְלוֺ each in proportion to his eating (Exodus 16:16; Exodus 16:18 לְפִי), Leviticus 25:52 כְּפִי שָׁנָיו according to the number of his years (compare Leviticus 25:16 לְפִי); Numbers 6:21; Numbers 7:5 אִישׁ כְּפִי עֲבֹדָתוֺ (so 2 Chronicles 31:2), Numbers 7:7, Numbers 7:8; Numbers 35:8 (all P); Job 33:6 הֵן־אֲנִי כְפְיךָ 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, Malachi 2:9 כְּפִי אֲשֶׁר אֵינְכֶם שֹׁמְרִים אֶת־דְּרָכַי accusative asye do not keep, etc.; and without אשׁר Zechariah 2:4 [Zechariah 1:21] כְּפִי אִישׁ־לֹא נָשָׂא ראֹשׁוֹ 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) †Genesis 47:12 לְפִי הַטָּ֑ף, Exodus 12:4 ye shall compute אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ each according to his eating (according to the quantity which his family will consume), Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:18; Leviticus 25:16 לְפִי רֹב הַשָּׁנִים, Leviticus 25:16; Leviticus 25:51; Leviticus 27:16 לְפִי זַרְעוֺ, Numbers 26:54; Joshua 18:4; 1 Kings 17:1 except לְפִי דְבָרִי, Hosea 10:12 קִצְרוּ לְפִי חֶסֶד (|| לִצְדָקָה), Proverbs 12:8; Proverbs 27:2: followed by infinitive Numbers 9:17 לְפִי הֵעָלוֺת הֶעָנָן = accusative as the cloud was lifted up, Jeremiah 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, Genesis 34:26; Exodus 17:13; Numbers 21:24 —

d. עַל פִּי :

(1) according to (עַל 1 f a) the mouth of, i.e.

(α) the command of, Genesis 41:40; Genesis 45:21; Exodus 17:1; Exodus 38:21; Numbers 3:16, Numbers 3:39 + (especially P), 2 Kings 23:35;

(β) the evidence or sentence of, Deuteronomy 17:6 עַל־פִּי עֵד אֶחָד, Deuteronomy 19:15; Deuteronomy 21:5 (on עַל־פִּי הַנָּ֑בֶ Amos 6:5, see 2 e above).

(2) according to the measure of, in accordance with, Genesis 43:7 we told him על פי הדברים האלה according to these words (i.e. the questions Joseph asked), Exodus 34:27 in accordance with these words, Leviticus 27:8 עלפֿי אשׁר תַּשִּׂיג יַד הנֹּדֵר according to what the hand of the vower can reach to, Leviticus 27:18 (compare לְפִי Leviticus 25:16, Leviticus 25:51), Deuteronomy 17:10, Deuteronomy 17:11; 2 Samuel 13:32 (but see שׂוּמָה), Proverbs 22:6 חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר על פי דרכו. In the same sense פִּי אֶל, Joshua 15:13; Joshua 17:4; Joshua 21:3.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6433.

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