Lexical Definition

‎פֶּה‎ peh (peh) lip ^H:N-M
from ‎פָּאָה‎

accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.

• the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)
• specifically edge, portion or side
• adverbially (with preposition) according to

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

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Aramaic form: פֻּם
‎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 Nö^{M § 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 vExod 4:12 vExod 4:15, i.e. aid thee in speaking; ‎׳‎‎יִהְיֶהלְּֿךָ לְפ‎ vExod 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, Dl^{HWB 325}), Exod 16:21 they gathered it ‎אִישׁ כְּפִי אָכְלוֺ‎ each in proportion to his eating (Exod 16:16 vExod 16:18 ‎לְפִי‎), Lev 25:52 ‎כְּפִי‎ ‎שָׁנָיו‎ according to the number of his years (compare vLev 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, vLev 25:16 vLev 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, vLev 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.

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