פֶּה
mouth
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
64 verses where H6310 appears in the Construct state in the Book of Psalms. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Psalms
- Psalms 5:9 בְּ/פִ֡י/הוּ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 8:2 מִ/פִּ֤י prep + n c ms cs From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, Because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
- Psalms 10:7 פִּ֣י/הוּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
- Psalms 17:3 פִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; You have tried me, and found nothing; I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
- Psalms 17:10 פִּ֝֗י/מוֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.
- Psalms 18:8 מִ/פִּ֥י/ו prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
- Psalms 19:14 פִ֡/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
- Psalms 22:13 פִּי/הֶ֑ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp They open their mouths wide against me, Lions tearing prey and roaring.
- Psalms 22:21 מִ/פִּ֣י prep + n c ms cs Save me from the lion's mouth; Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen you have answered me.
- Psalms 33:6 פִּ֝֗י/ו n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms By Yahweh's word the heavens were made; All their host by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 34:1 בְּ/פִֽ/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
- Psalms 35:21 פִּ֫י/הֶ֥ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!"
- Psalms 36:3 פִ֭י/ו n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
- Psalms 37:30 פִּֽי n c ms cs The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
- Psalms 38:13 פִּֽי/ו n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms But I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.
- Psalms 38:14 בְּ֝/פִ֗י/ו prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, In whose mouth are no reproofs.
- Psalms 39:1 לְ/פִ֥/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
- Psalms 39:9 פִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I was mute. I didn't open my mouth, Because you did it.
- Psalms 40:3 בְּ/פִ֨/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
- Psalms 49:3 פִּ֭/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.
- Psalms 49:13 בְּ/פִי/הֶ֖ם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
- Psalms 50:16 פִֽי/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, That you have taken my covenant on your lips,
- Psalms 50:19 פִּ֭י/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms "You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.
- Psalms 51:15 וּ֝/פִ֗/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.
- Psalms 54:2 פִֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 55:21 פִּי/ו֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
- Psalms 58:6 בְּ/פִ֑י/מוֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
- Psalms 59:7 בְּ/פִי/הֶ֗ם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"
- Psalms 59:12 פִּ֗י/מוֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them be caught in their pride, For the curses and lies which they utter.
- Psalms 62:4 בְּ/פִ֥י/ו prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
- Psalms 63:5 פִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
- Psalms 63:11 פִּ֣י n c ms cs But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
- Psalms 66:14 פִּ֝֗/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs which my lips promised, And my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
- Psalms 66:17 פִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
- Psalms 69:15 פִּֽי/הָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me.
- Psalms 71:8 פִ֭/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My mouth shall be filled with your praise, With your honor all the day.
- Psalms 71:15 פִּ֤/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My mouth will tell about your righteousness, And of your salvation all day, Though I don't know its full measure.
- Psalms 73:9 פִּי/הֶ֑ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
- Psalms 78:1 פִֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Hear my law, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 78:2 פִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
- Psalms 78:30 בְּ/פִי/הֶֽם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp They didn't turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
- Psalms 78:36 בְּ/פִי/הֶ֑ם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied to him with their tongue.
- Psalms 81:10 פִּ֝֗י/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I am Yahweh, your God, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
- Psalms 89:1 בְּ/פִֽ/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 105:5 פִֽי/ו n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Remember his marvelous works that he has done; His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
- Psalms 107:42 פִּֽי/הָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
- Psalms 109:2 פִ֪י וּֽ/פִי n c ms cs conj + n c ms cs For they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
- Psalms 109:30 בְּ/פִ֑/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
- Psalms 119:13 פִֽי/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
- Psalms 119:43 מִ/פִּ֣/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Don't snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, For I put my hope in your ordinances.
- Psalms 119:72 פִּ֑י/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- Psalms 119:88 פִּֽי/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, So I will obey the statutes of your mouth.
- Psalms 119:103 לְ/פִֽ/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs How sweet are your promises to my taste, More than honey to my mouth!
- Psalms 119:108 פִּ֭/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.
- Psalms 119:131 פִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for your commandments.
- Psalms 126:2 פִּי/נוּ֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cp Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."
- Psalms 133:2 פִּ֥י n c ms cs It is like the precious oil on the head, That ran down on the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down on the edge of his robes;
- Psalms 135:17 בְּ/פִי/הֶֽם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp They have ears, but they can't hear; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.
- Psalms 138:4 פִֽי/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, For they have heard the words of your mouth.
- Psalms 141:3 לְ/פִ֑/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
- Psalms 141:7 לְ/פִ֣י prep + n c ms cs "As when one plows and breaks up the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."
- Psalms 144:8 פִּ֭י/הֶם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
- Psalms 144:11 פִּ֭י/הֶם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, Whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
- Psalms 145:21 פִּ֥/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
At its core, פה (peh) means “mouth.” Scripture first uses it in Genesis 4:11. Spanning 460 verses in 35 books, it ranks among the common words of the Hebrew Bible. Carrying more than one sense, it rewards its full sense range. From the same root come פאה, פיה and פם. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
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About this word
Strong's H6310 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 460
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 460 distinct verses.
- 35 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 35 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #102
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 102 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 460 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 460 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 188 verses · 41%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 165 verses · 36%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 107 verses · 23%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Mouth 293×, Edge 31×, According 19×
- American Standard Version: Mouth 258×, Edge 26×, According 19×
- Berean Standard Bible: Mouth 199×, Mouths 40×, Command 32×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Mouth 256×, Mouth of 152×, Mouths 14×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H6310 across 496 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 74 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 2 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H6310 across 494 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 94 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H6310 across 423 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 58 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 56 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H6310 across 493 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 30 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
17 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 17 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1.
- a. mouth, of man, organ of eating and drinking Gn 25:28 Ju 7:6 1 S 14:26, 27 Ne 9:20 Pr 19:24 = 26:15 +; fig. as finding things sweet Jb 20:12 ψ 119:103; fig. of earth Gn 4:11, swallowing Korah, etc. Nu 16:30, 32; 26:10 Dt 11:6; fig. also of She’ôl, וּפָֽעֲרָה פִיהָ Is 5:14, cf. ψ 69:16. e.g. Genesis 25:28
- b. external organ, וַיָּשֶׂם פִּיו עַל־פִּיו 2 K 4:34 Pr 30:20; of kissing 1 K 19:18 Ct 1:2; וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי Jb 31:27; cf. phr. שִׂים יָד עַל־פֶּה (of keeping silence) Ju 18:19 Mi 7:16 Jb 21:5, cf. 29:9; 40:4 Pr 30:32; of mocking triumph פָּעַר עָלַי בְּפ׳ Jb 16:10; הִרְחִיב פ׳ עַל ψ 35:21 Is 57:4, also רָחַב פִּי עַל 1 S 2:1. e.g. 2 Kings 4:34
- c. of י׳ in theoph., sending out fire 2 S 22:9 = ψ 18:9. e.g. 2 Samuel 22:9
- 2.
- a. much oftener, as organ of speech, of man: פ׳ speaks Gn 45:12 2 S 1:16 Is 9:16 Jb 9:20; 15:5, 6 ψ 37:30 +; speak בְּמוֹ־פִי Jb 19:16; open פ׳, אֶל־י׳ Ju 11:35, 36, abs. Jb 3:1; 33:2 +; shut פ׳ (be silent) Is 52:15, cf. חָשַׂךְ פ׳ Jb 7:11, and (of 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 17:24; שִׂים דְּבָרִים בְּפ׳ 2 S 14:3, 19 Ex 4:15, 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 59:21, cf. נִכְרַת מִפּ׳ Je 7:28, 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 10:12, 13a; of agency, בְּפּ׳ by the mouth of 2 Ch 36:21, 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 10:13b; כְּבַד פ׳ Ex 4:10 heavy of speech (not eloquent); אֶהְיֶה עִם־פ׳ v 12, 15, i.e. aid thee in speaking; יִהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְפ׳ v 16 he shall be mouth for thee; מִפִּיו יִקְרָא אֵלַי Je 36:18, i.e. dictate; כָּתַב מִפּ׳ v. כָּתַב 1 b (3); bad qualities ascribed to it, עִקְּשׁוּת פ׳ Pr 4:24; 6:12; פִּי תַהְפֻּכוֹת 8:13; פֶּה חָלָק 26:28; אַל־תַּגְדֵּל פ׳ Ob 12, cf. Mi 6:12 Ez 35:13. e.g. Genesis 45:12
- b. as laughing Jb 8:21 ψ 126:2; panting 119:131. e.g. Job 8:21
- c. of God; his mouth speaks Is 1:20; 40:5 Je 9:11 +; he speaks בְּפ׳ 1 K 8:15, 34; wd. proceeds מִפּ׳ Dt 8:3 Is 45:23 +; פֶּה אֶל־פֶּה אֲדַבֵּר בּוֹ 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 14:41; 22:18; 24:13 Pr 8:29; פ׳ (אֶת־) מָרָה 1 S 12:14, 15 Nu 20:24 1 K 13:21 +; cf. 6 d. e.g. Isaiah 1:20
- d. of idols, ψ 115:5; 136:16, 17. e.g. Psalms 115:5
- e. of musical instr. = sound Am 6:5 (cf. 6 d). e.g. Amos 6:5
- 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 21:27; 34:10; פָּצָה פ׳ עַל ψ 22:14 La 2:16; 3:46; hence of edge of sword, חֶרֶב פִּיּוֹת Pr 5:4 a sword with edges (in sim.), = ח׳ פִּיפִיּוֹת ψ 149:6; cf. Ju 3:16; v. also 6 c (2), infr.; בַּעַל פִּיפִיּוֹת Is 41:15, of מוֹרַג. e.g. Genesis 8:11
- 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. Gie); also of She’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 Kit); of mouth of Nile Is 19:7 (others brink); gate of city Pr 8:3 (but read perhaps לִפְנֵי, v. Toy). e.g. Genesis 29:2
- 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. e.g. 2 Kings 10:21
- b. = portion, פִּי שְׁנַיִם †Dt 21:17 2 K 2:9 Zc 13:8. e.g. Deuteronomy 21:17
- 6. with preps.:—
- a. אֶל פִּי, v. infr. d(2).
- b. כְּפִי: (a) according to the command of, 1 Ch 12:23; (b) according to the mouth of, i.e. in proportion to (cf. Assyrian ki-i pi-i, DlHWB325), †Ex 16:21 they gathered it אִישׁ כְּפִי אָכְלוֹ each in proportion to his eating (v 16, 18 לְפִי), Lv 25:52 כְּפִי שָׁנָיו according to the number of his years (cf. v 16 לְפִי); Nu 6:21; 7:5 אִישׁ כְּפִי עֲבֹדָתוֹ (so 2 Ch 31:2), 7:7, 8; 35:8 (all P); Jb 33:6 הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל I am in the proportion of thee as regards God, i.e. I stand towards God even as thou dost. As conj., כְּפִי אֲשֶׁר, †Ml 2:9 כְּפִי אֲשֶׁר אֵינְכֶם שֹׁמְרִים אֶת־דְּרָכַי acc. as ye do not keep, etc.; and without אשׁר Zc 2:4 כְּפִי אִישׁ־לֹא נָשָׂא רֹאשׁוֹ in such proportion that none did lift up his head (but We Now אֲשֶׁר for אִישׁ, that it, Judah, did not, etc.). e.g. 1 Chronicles 12:23
- c. לְפִי, nearly i.q. כְּפִי (v. לְ 5 i b), but more common (cf. Aramaic לְפוּם, ܠܦܽܘܬ ): (1) †Gn 47:12 לְפִי הַטָּ֑ף, Ex 12:4 ye shall compute אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ each according to his eating (according to the quantity which his family will consume), 16:16, 18 Lv 25:16 לְפִי רֹב הַשָּׁנִים, v 16, 51; 27:16 לְפִי זַרְעוֹ, Nu 26:54 Jos 18:4 1 K 17:1 לְפִי דְבָרִי כִּי אִם־, Ho 10:12 קִצְרוּ לְפִי חֶסֶד (‖ לִצְדָקָה), Pr 12:8; 27:21: sq. inf. Nu 9:17 לְפִי הֵעָלוֹת הֶעָנָן = acc. as the cloud was lifted up, Je 29:10. (2) in the phr. לְפִי חֶרֶב according to the mouth, or measure, of the sword, i.e. as the sword devours, without quarter, Gn 34:26 Ex 17:13 Nu 21:24 + often e.g. Genesis 47:12
- d. עַל פִּי: (1) according to (עַל) 1 f a) the mouth of, i.e. (α) the command of, Gn 41:40; 45:21 Ex 17:1; 38:21 Nu 3:16, 39 + (especially P), 2 K 23:35; (β) the evidence or sentence of, Dt 17:6 עַל־פִּי עֵד אֶחָד, 19:15; 21:5 (on עַל־פִּי הַנָּ֑כֶל Am 6:5, v. 2 e supr.). (2) according to the measure of, in accordance with, †Gn 43:7 we told him על פי הדברים האלה according to these words (i.e. the questions Joseph asked), Ex 34:27 in accordance with these words, Lv 27:8 על־פי אשׁר תַּשִּׂיג יַד הנֹּדֵר according to what the hand of the vower can reach to, v 18 (cf. לְפִי 25:16, 51), Dt 17:10, 11 2 S 13:32 (but v. שׂוּמָה), Pr 22:6 חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר על פי דרכו. In the same sense אֶל פִּ׳, †Jos 15:13; 17:4; 21:3. e.g. Genesis 41:40
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Word origin
n.m. Jos 9:2 mouth (prob. bilit. [פו, פי] Sta§ 183; NH = BH; Ph. לפי according to; Assyrian pû, mouth; Arabic فُوهٌ, فَاهٌ, فِيهٌ; Ethiopic አፍ; Syriac ܠܦܽܘܬ according to; but also Arabic فَمّ, فُمّ, فِمّ, Biblical Aramaic פֻּם, 𝔗 פּוּמָא; Syriac ܦܽܘܡܳܐ; Mand. פומא NöM § 87);—abs. פ׳ Ex 4:10 +, cstr. פִּי Is 1:20 +; sf. 1 s. פִּי Gn 45:12 +, 2 ms. פִּיךָ 41:40 +, 3 ms. פִּיו 25:28 +, פִּיהוּ Ex 4:15 +, 3 mpl. פִּיהֶם Ju 7:6 +, פִּימוֹ ψ 17:10 + 2 times, etc.; pl. פִּיּוֹת Pr 5:4, פֵיוֹת (שְׁנֵי) Ju 3:16, פִּיפִיּוֹת Is 41:15 ψ 149:6; פִּים 1 S 13:21 (corrupt, v. Dr al.);—
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Derived from פאה (pâʼâh) (H6284) — to shatter.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
פֶּה
- c. (b. h.) [opening,] orifice, mouth; speech. Ḥull. 142ᵃ, v. לָחַךְ. Pes. 113ᵇ המדבר אחד בפה ואחד בלב he who speaks one way with his mouth, and another way in his heart. Ex. R. s. 1 (play on בפרך, Ex. I, 13) בפה רך with soft (persuasive) speech; Sot. 11ᵇ. Tanḥ. Kor. 9 עד שהביאתו לפִי הארץ וכ׳ until it (the fire) brought him to the opening of the earth, among those that were swallowed up; Yalk. Num. 752. Sabb. 140ᵇ, sq. בהמה שפִּיהָ יפה a beast whose mouth is clean (that does not drop saliva when eating; oth. opin.: that is fastidious about its food), opp. שפיה רעה; a. v. fr.—Keth. I, 6, a. e. לא מִפּיהָ וכ׳, v. חָיָה. Shebu. IV, 1 מִפִּי עצמו (an oath) out of his own mouth (‘I swear that I know no testimony in thy case’), מפי אחרים administered by others.—בְּעַל פה or על פה by word of mouth. Gitt. 72ᵇ top אי אמר ר׳ יוסי בעל פה whether R. Yose had the same opinion in the case of a verbal condition. Ib. 60ᵇ תורה רוב בכתב ומיעוט על פה of the interpretations of the Law, the larger portion rests on the written text, the smaller on oral tradition. Ib. דברים שבכתב … על פה דברים שבעל פה וכ׳ written things (Biblical passages) must not be recited from memory, verbally transmitted words must not be recited from writing.—תורה שבעל פה (abbrev. שבע"פ) oral law. Yoma 28ᵇ, a. fr., v. כְּתָב.—לְפִי a) according to, in proportion to. B. Bath. 11ᵇ לפי בני אדם in proportion to the number of inhabitants of a house; לפי פתחים in proportion to the number of entrances (of a building); a. fr.—b) because. Snh. VII, 4 לפי שבאת לפיכך וכ׳ … because a human being has gone to ruin through it, therefore &c.; a. fr., v. לְפִיכָךְ.—Trnsf. any orifice. Ab. V, 6 פי הארץ the opening of the earth (that swallowed Korah); פי הבאר the opening for the well (Num. XXI, 16).—Nidd. 16ᵇ רוק בתוך הפה spittle in the mouth, euphem. for blood in the orifice of the matrix. Snh. 100ᵃ (play on ת̇ר̇ופ̇ה̇, Ez. XLVII, 12) להת̇יר̇ פ̇ה̇ של מטה to open the lower orifice (the womb of the childless), opp. פה של מעלה the mouth; ib. להתיר פה עקרות; Men. 98ᵃ; a. fr.—Pl. a) פִּיּוֹת. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Zech. XIII, 8) הפ׳ שאומרים שתי וכ׳ those mouths that say, there are two powers (good and evil). Cant. R. to IV, 4 (play on תלפיות, ib.) ספר שאמרוהו פ׳ הרבה the book (תִּלִּים, Psalms) which many mouths have indited (the book of many authors). Ib. ת̇ל̇ שמתפללין בו כל פ׳ the mound (Temple ruins) towards which all mouths are directed in prayer; Ber. 30ᵃ. Ib. 5ᵃ (expl. פיפיות, Ps. CXLIX, 6) חרב של שתי פ׳ a two-edged sword; a. fr.—Ab. d’R. N. ch. XXVIII שתי פ׳ two faces, v. פִּינָּה.—b) פִּיפִיּוֹת. Num. R. s. 18 באותה … פ׳ הרבה at that moment many mouths of the earth were opened (Yalk. ib. 752 פיות).—c) (Chald. pl.) פּוּמִין open vessels; topmost layer in open vessels. Tosef. Ter. V, 11 אם יש [שם] מאה פ׳ וכ׳ if a hundred open vessels are there (in one of which an upper layer of T’rumah has been put) &c.; הפ׳ אסורין the upper layers are forbidden; Y. ib. IV, 43ᵃ bot. e.g. Exodus 1:13
פָּה
- pah, name of a worm in figs. Sabb. 90ᵃ פה דתאני וכ׳ the pah in figs … is dangerous. Ib. קטליה פ"ה לדין (not קטלה) the pah has killed that man.
פה
- , Y. Snh. I, 18ᶜ bot., v. פּוּחַ ch.
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Forms in the corpus
The 226 distinct written forms H6310 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 166 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H6310, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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- מפיבשת Mᵉphîybôsheth H4648 Mephibosheth
- פואה Pûwʼâh H6312 Puah
- פי החירת Pîy ha-Chîyrôth H6367 Pi-hahiroth
- פיכל Pîykôl H6369 Phichol
- פינחס Pîynᵉchâç H6372 Phinehas
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 9 — not the complete family. 5 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 425 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 460 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 4:11
- Exodus 4:10
- Leviticus 24:12
- Numbers 3:16
- Deuteronomy 1:26
- Joshua 1:8
- Judges 1:8
- 1 Samuel 1:12
- 2 Samuel 1:16
- 1 Kings 7:31
- 2 Kings 2:9
- 1 Chronicles 12:23
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
