iniquity, personif.) קָפַץ פ׳ Jb 5:16 ψ 107:42 ; guard פ׳ , Pr 13:3 ( נָצַר ), 21:23 ( שָׁמַר ), cf. שָׁמַר פִּתְחֵי פ׳ Mi 7: 5, also ψ 39:2 ( v. שׁמר ); words, etc., are in ( ב ) mouth 2 S 17:5 ; 18:25 Dt 30:14 1 K 17:2 4; שִׂים דְּבָרִים בְּפ׳ 2 S 14: 3, 19 Ex 4:1 5, also (God subj.) Nu 22:38 ; 23:12 , 16 +; of utterance יָצָא מִפּ׳ Ju 11:36 Nu 30: 3; 32:24 Jos 6:10 +; depart from mouth (cease to be mentioned) מוּשׁ מִפּ׳ Jos 1:8 Is 59:2 1, cf. נִכְרַת מִפּ׳ Je 7:2 8, לֹא יִשָּׁמַע עַל־פִּיךָ Ex 23:13 ; אִמְרֵי פ׳ Dt 32:1 words of my mouth , so Jb 8:2 ψ 19:15 ; 54:4 ; דִּבְרֵי פ׳ ψ 36:4 Ec 10:1 2, 13a ; of agency, בְּפּ׳ by the mouth of 2 Ch 36:2 1, 22 = מִפּ׳ Ezr 1:1 ; דִּבֶּר פִּיו עִם־פִּיו Je 32:4 speak mouth to mouth ( cf. 34:3 Nu 12: 8); פ׳ = speech Is 29:13 ψ 49:14 Ec 10:13 b; כְּבַד פ׳ Ex 4:10 heavy of speech (not eloquent); אֶהְיֶה עִם־פ׳ v 1 2, 15 , i.e. aid thee in speaking; יִהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְפ׳ v 16 he shall be mouth for thee; מִפִּיו יִקְרָא אֵלַי Je 36:1 8, i.e. dictate; כָּתַב מִפּ׳ v. כָּתַב 1 b (3); bad qualities ascribed to it, עִקְּשׁוּת פ׳ Pr 4:2 4; 6:12 ; פִּי תַהְפֻּכֹות 8:1 3; פֶּה חָלָק 26:2 8; אַל־תַּגְדֵּל פ׳ Ob 1 2, cf. Mi 6:12 Ez 35:13 . b. as laughing Jb 8:21 ψ 126:2 ; panting 119:131 . c. of God; his mouth
speaks Is 1:20 ; 40:5 Je 9:11 +; he speaks בְּפ׳ 1 K 8:1 5, 34 ; wd. proceeds מִפּ׳ Dt 8:3 Is 45:23 +; פֶּה אֶל־פֶּה אֲדַבֵּר בֹּו Nu 12: 8; he creates בְּרוּחַ פִּיו ψ 33:6 ; he executes judgment בְּשֵׁבֶט פִּיו Is 11: 4; especially = command: עָבַר אֶת־פִּי י׳ 1 S 15:24 Nu 14:4 1; 22:18 ; 24:13 Pr 8:2 9; פ׳ ( אֶת־ ) מָרָה 1 S 12:14 , 15 Nu 20:24 1 K 13:21 +; cf. 6 d. d. of idols, ψ 115:5 ; 136:16 , 17 . e. of musical
instr. = sound Am 6:5 ( cf. 6 d ). 3. of animals: bird Gn 8:11 (carrying), Is 10:14 (chirping); ass Nu 22:28 (speaking); bear, lion 1 S 17:35 (seizing), Am 3:12 ( id. ), hippop. Jb 40:23 (drinking), crocod. 41:11 , 13 (breathing flame); also of human foes, under fig. of ravenous beasts ψ 22:22 Ez 21:2 7; 34:10 ; פ׳ עַל פָּצָה ψ 22:14 La 2:16 ; 3:46 ; hence of edge of sword, חֶרֶב פִּיֹּות Pr 5:4 a sword with edges (in sim. ), = פִּיפִיֹּות ח׳ ψ 149:6 ; cf. Ju 3:1 6; v. also 6 c (2), infr. ; בַּעַל פִּיפִיֹּות Is 41:1 5, of מֹורַג . 4. mouth = opening, orifice; of well Gn 29:2 , 3 (×2), 8 , 10 ; cave Jos 10:18 , 22 , 27 ; ravine, abyss Je 48:28 ( si vera l. , cf. Gi e); also of Sh e‚ôl ψ 141:7 ; of a sack Gn 42:27 ; 43:12 , 21 ; 44:1 , 2 , 8 ; ephah Zc 5:8 ; high-priest’s robe Ex 28:32 + 5 times, cf. prob. ψ 133:2 ; tunic Jb 30:18 ; of a round opening also 1 K 7:31 (×3)
(on text and meaning
v. Benz Ki
t); of
mouth
of Nile
Is 19:7
(others
brink
); gate of city
Pr 8:3
(but read perhaps
לִפְנֵי
,
v.
Toy).
5.
a.
extremity, end
פֶּה לָפֶה
from end to end
, of a temple
2 K 10:21
; city
21:16
,
מִפֶּה אֶל־פֶּה
of land
Ezr 9:11
.
b.
=
portion,
שְׁנַיִם פִּי
•Dt 21:17 2 K 2:9 Zc 13:
8.
6.
with preps.:—
a.
אֶל פִּי
,
v.
sim. simile.
×3 three times. Benz J. Benzinger.