Definition
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
Traditional renderings: 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.
Traditional renderings: 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פֶּה:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
497 total
- 2 Kings 4:34פִּ֨יו · mouth; פִּ֜יו · mouthThen Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.
- 2 Kings 10:21פֶּ֥ה · from end; לָפֶֽה׃ · to endThen Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.
- 2 Kings 10:25לְפִי־When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.
- 2 Kings 21:16פֶּ֣ה · from end to end; לָפֶ֑הMoreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 23:35פִּ֣י · demandSo Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.
- 2 Kings 24:3פִּ֣י · commandSurely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,
- 1 Chronicles 12:23כְּפִ֥י · in accordance with the word ofNow these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
- 1 Chronicles 12:32פִּיהֶֽם׃ס · their commandFrom Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
- 1 Chronicles 16:12פִֽיהוּ׃ · He has pronouncedRemember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- 2 Chronicles 6:4בְּפִ֔יו · with His mouth…and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 6:15בְּפִ֛יךָ · with Your mouthYou have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
- 2 Chronicles 18:12פֶּֽה־ · with oneThen the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:21בְּפִ֖י · in the mouthsAnd he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
- 2 Chronicles 18:22בְּפִ֖י · in the mouthsSo you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
- 2 Chronicles 31:2כְּפִ֣י · according toHezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
- 2 Chronicles 35:22מִפִּ֣י · from the mouthJosiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
- 2 Chronicles 36:12מִפִּ֥י · who spokeAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 36:21בְּפִ֣י · spokenSo the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.
- 2 Chronicles 36:22בְּפִ֣י · spokenIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
- Ezra 1:1מִפִּ֣י · spokenIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
- Ezra 8:17בְּפִיהֶ֨םAnd I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
- Ezra 9:11מִפֶּ֥ה · from end; פֶּ֖ה · end…that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end.
- Nehemiah 9:20מִפִּיהֶ֔ם · from their mouthsYou gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
- Esther 7:8מִפִּ֣י · mouthJust as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Job 1:15לְפִי־…the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 1:17לְפִי־While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 3:1פִּ֔יהוּ · his mouthAfter this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
- Job 5:15מִפִּיהֶ֑ם · in their mouthHe saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
- Job 5:16פִּֽיהָ׃ · its mouthSo the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
- Job 7:11פִּ֥י · my mouthTherefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 8:2פִֽיךָ׃ · of your mouth“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
- Job 8:21פִּ֑יךָ · fill your mouthHe will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
- Job 9:20פִּ֣י · my mouthEven if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
- Job 15:5פִ֑יךָ · your mouthFor your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
- Job 15:6פִ֣יךָ · Your own mouthYour own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
- Job 15:13מִפִּ֣יךָ · your mouth…so that you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
- Job 15:30פִּֽיו׃ · of God’s mouthHe will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
- Job 16:5פִ֑י · my mouthBut I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.
- Job 16:10בְּפִיהֶ֗ם · their mouthsThey open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
- Job 19:16פִ֝֗י · my own mouthI call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
- Job 20:12בְּפִ֣יו · in his mouthThough evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
- Job 21:5פֶּֽה׃ · your mouthLook at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
- Job 22:22מִפִּ֣יו · from His mouthReceive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
- Job 23:4וּ֝פִ֗י · and fill my mouthI would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
- Job 23:12פִֽיו׃ · of His mouthI have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
- Job 29:9לְפִיהֶֽם׃ · their mouthsThe princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.