פֶּה (H6310) — Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּה

𐤐𐤄

peh

H6310 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A mouth—the bodily organ used for eating, speaking, or blowing—serving both literal and metaphorical functions. The term denotes the mouth as a physical feature, the act or means of speech, and, by extension, the opening of anything (such as a cave or vessel), or the edge, extremity, or boundary of an object. It is also used idiomatically and adverbially with prepositions to express concepts of accordance, proportion, or measure (e.g., 'according to the word,' 'by the mouth of,' 'by the measure of').

Semantic Range

mouth (organ), opening (of cave, well, river), edge, rim, boundary, speech, utterance, declaration, command, according to (in idioms), by the word/command/declaration of, proportional measure

Root / Etymology

From the root פאה (pʾh), which at the root level carries the sense of 'to blow' or 'to emit,' as well as 'edge' or 'side' in other noun forms. פֶּה develops from this root meaning to denote the anatomical mouth, as the source of blowing, eating, or speaking, and by further extension, any opening or edge.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פֶּה is the standard word for 'mouth' in Biblical Hebrew and appears frequently to denote the physical mouth of a person (Gen 8:11; Exod 4:10), animals (Num 22:28), or even objects (mouth of a well, Gen 29:2; mouth of a cave, Josh 10:18). Metaphorically, it denotes speech, command, or utterance ('by the mouth of YHWH,' 'at the mouth of two witnesses'), and this idiomatic use is common in texts governing legal or ritual procedure (Deut 17:6). The mouth is often metonymic for utterance, command, or decision (e.g., 'from the mouth of'). As an edge or opening, פֶּה also describes the entry, rim, or extremity of objects and places (Isa 19:7, 'mouth of the river'; 1 Kgs 7:23, rim of the sea). In adverbial constructions, it expresses correspondence, proportion, or agreement (e.g., 'according to the word [mouth] of'). There is a distinction in nuance between פֶּה as 'mouth' (organ or opening) and related terms such as שָׂפָה (safah, 'lip'), which can focus on the border or edge. In post-biblical Hebrew, פֶּה retains its corporeal and figurative meanings. Later translation traditions sometimes render פֶּה with a focus on spoken word, command, or assent; English 'edge' or 'mouth' often only partially capture the full spectrum of its metaphorical and idiomatic uses.

Translation Consistency

primary "mouth" 40 occurrences

"Mouth" is the most frequent and natural English rendering for פֶּה, covering the primary literal sense (the bodily organ), the common figurative uses (speech, utterance, "by the mouth of"), and locative senses (the opening or rim of a cave, river mouth). It is idiomatically flexible and preserves the typical Biblical phrasing, so it ensures consistent, natural translation across contexts.

Alternatives (10 occurrences):

"according to" (3x) "opening" (2x) "like the opening of" (2x) "around its opening" (1x) "opening of" (1x) "according to mouth-of" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּאָה; 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), [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.

Bantu Hebrew

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Root Family

פאה (Puah) — edge, side, extremity, border

Root פאה to blow, edge, side, to emit

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H6285	פֵּאָה	in edge of
H6312	פּוּאָה	to Puah

Word Forms

55 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H6310-38`	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	mouth	mouth of	mouth of	109
`H6310-23`	לְ/פִ֥י	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	with the mouth of	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of	55
`H6310-02`	בְּ/פִ֖י	befi	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	27
`H6310-12`	פִֽי	fi	`HNcmsc`	my mouth	my mouth	my mouth	27
`H6310-29`	מִ/פִּ֣י	mipi	`HR/Ncmsc`	from the mouth of	from mouth of	from mouth of	22
`H6310-37`	פֶּֽה	peh	`HNcmsa`	mouth	mouth	mouth	21
`H6310-42`	פִּ֜י/ךָ	pikha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your mouth	your mouth	your mouth	21
`H6310-46`	פִּ֔י/ו	piv	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his mouth	his mouth	his mouth	20
`H6310-19`	כְּ/פִ֥י	kefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to	according to the mouth of	according to the mouth of	15
`H6310-48`	וּ/פִֽי	ufi	`HC/Ncmsc`	and mouth	and mouth-of	and mouth-of	15
`H6310-10`	בְּ/פִ֔י/ו	befiv	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his mouth	in his mouth	in his mouth	14
`H6310-04`	בְּ/פִי/הֶ֑ם	befihem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	in their mouth	in their mouth	in their mouth	13
`H6310-15`	פִ֗י/ךָ	fikha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your mouth	your mouth	your mouth	13
`H6310-36`	מִ/פִּ֑י/ו	mipiv	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	from his mouth	from his mouth	from his mouth	13
`H6310-39`	פִּ֨י/הָ֙	piha	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	its mouth	her mouth	her mouth	13
`H6310-40`	פִּי/הֶֽם	pihem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their mouth	their mouth	their mouth	12
`H6310-41`	פִּ֔י/הוּ	pihu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his mouth	his mouth	his mouth	12
`H6310-06`	בְּ/פִ֛י/ךָ	befikha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your mouth	in your mouth	in your mouth	10
`H6310-17`	פִֽי/ו	fiv	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	of His mouth	his mouth	his mouth	5
`H6310-14`	פִֽי/הוּ	fihu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	of his mouth	his mouth	his mouth	4
`H6310-31`	מִ/פִּי/הֶ֔ם	mipihem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	from their mouth	from their mouth	from their mouth	4
`H6310-33`	מִ/פִּי/ךָ֩	mipikha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	from your mouth	from your mouth	from your mouth	4
`H6310-34`	מִ/פִּי/כֶ֑ם	mipikhem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	from your mouth	from your mouth	from your mouth	4
`H6310-54`	וּ/מִ/פִּ֥/י	umipi	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	nor from the mouth of	and from my mouth	and from the mouth of	3
`H6310-03`	בְּ/פִֽי/הָ	befiha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	in her mouth	in her mouth	in her mouth	2
`H6310-05`	בְּ/פִ֔י/הוּ	befihu	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his mouth	in his mouth	in his mouth	2
`H6310-08`	בְּ/פִי/כֶ֔ם	befikhem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	with your mouth	by your mouth	by your mouth	2
`H6310-11`	פֶ֖ה	feh	`HNcmsa`	mouth	mouth	mouth	2
`H6310-13`	פִ֖י/הָ	fiha	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	her mouth	her mouth	her mouth	2
`H6310-21`	לָ/פֶֽה	lafeh	`HR/Ncmsa`	to end	to mouth	to mouth	2
`H6310-22`	לְ/פֶ֔ה	lefeh	`HR/Ncmsa`	as a mouth	to a mouth	to a mouth	2
`H6310-27`	לְ/פִ֨י/ו	lefiv	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	around its opening	by his mouth	around its opening	2
`H6310-43`	פִּ֝֗י/מוֹ	pimo	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their mouth	their mouth	their mouth	2
`H6310-51`	וּ֠/פִי/הוּ	ufihu	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his mouth	and his mouth	and his mouth	2
`H6310-53`	וּ/לְ/פִי֙	ulefi	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and according to	and according to mouth-of	and according to mouth-of	2
`H6310-01`	בְּ/פֶ֗ה	befeh	`HR/Ncmsa`	with [his] mouth	by a mouth	with a mouth	1
`H6310-07`	בְּ/פִ֑י/ךְ	befikhe	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs`	in-your-mouth	in your mouth	in your mouth	1
`H6310-09`	בְּ/פִ֑י/מוֹ	befimo	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	in their mouth	in their mouth	in their mouth	1
`H6310-16`	פִ֗ים	fim	`HNcmsa`	a pim	mouth-opening	a pim	1
`H6310-18`	הַ/פֶּ֔ה	hapeh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	mouth	the mouth	the mouth	1
`H6310-20`	כְ/פִ֣י/ךָ	khefikha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	according to your mouth	according to your mouth	according to your mouth	1
`H6310-24`	לְ/פִי/הֶֽם	lefihem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	to their mouth	according to their mouth	to their mouth	1
`H6310-25`	לְ/פִי/הֶן֙	lefihen	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fp`	according to them	according to their mouth	according to them	1
`H6310-26`	לְ/פִ֑י/הוּ	lefihu	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`		according to his mouth	according to his mouth	1
`H6310-28`	מִ/פֶּ֥ה	mipeh	`HR/Ncmsa`	from mouth	from a mouth	from a mouth	1
`H6310-30`	מִ/פִּ֑י/הָ	mipiha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	from-her-mouth	from her mouth	from her mouth	1
`H6310-32`	מִ/פִּ֑י/הוּ	mipihu	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	from his mouth	from his mouth	from his mouth	1
`H6310-35`	מִ/פִּ֗י/נוּ	mipinu	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp`	from our mouth	from our mouth	from our mouth	1
`H6310-44`	פִּי/נוּ֮	pinu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	our mouth	our mouth	our mouth	1
`H6310-45`	פִּיּֽוֹת	piot	`HNcmpa`	two-edged	mouths	with two edges	1
`H6310-47`	וּ/פֶ֥ה	ufeh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and-mouth	and mouth	and mouth	1
`H6310-49`	וּ/פִ֨י/הָ֙	ufiha	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	and-mouth-of.it	and her mouth	and its mouth	1
`H6310-50`	וּ֝/פִי/הֶ֗ם	ufihem	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	and their mouth	and their mouth	and their mouth	1
`H6310-52`	וּ֝/פִ֗י/ו	ufiv	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his mouth	and his mouth	and his mouth	1
`H6310-55`	וּ/בְ/פִ֥י	uvefi	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	but by the mouth	and by mouth-of	and by mouth-of	1

Occurrences in Scripture

498 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H6310-39`	Genesis 4:11	פִּ֔י/הָ	piha	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	its mouth	her mouth	her mouth
`H6310-03`	Genesis 8:11	בְּ/פִ֑י/הָ	befiha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	in her mouth	in her mouth	in her mouth
`H6310-39`	Genesis 24:57	פִּֽי/הָ	piha	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	her	her mouth	her mouth
`H6310-10`	Genesis 25:28	בְּ/פִ֑י/ו	befiv	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his mouth	in his mouth	in his mouth
`H6310-38`	Genesis 29:2	פִּ֥י	pi	`HNcmsc`	the mouth	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-38`	Genesis 29:3	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	mouth	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-38`	Genesis 29:3	פִּ֥י	pi-2	`HNcmsc`	mouth	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-38`	Genesis 29:8	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	mouth	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-38`	Genesis 29:10	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	mouth	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-23`	Genesis 34:26	לְ/פִי	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	with the edge of	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of
`H6310-42`	Genesis 41:40	פִּ֖י/ךָ	pikha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your command	your mouth	your mouth
`H6310-02`	Genesis 42:27	בְּ/פִ֥י	befi	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	in the mouth of
`H6310-38`	Genesis 43:7	פִּ֖י	pi	`HNcmsc`	the mouth of	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-02`	Genesis 43:12	בְּ/פִ֤י	befi	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	in the mouth of
`H6310-02`	Genesis 43:21	בְּ/פִ֣י	befi	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	in the mouth of
`H6310-02`	Genesis 44:1	בְּ/פִ֥י	befi	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	in the mouth of
`H6310-02`	Genesis 44:2	בְּ/פִי֙	befi	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	in the mouth of
`H6310-02`	Genesis 44:8	בְּ/פִ֣י	befi	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the mouth of	in the mouth of	in the mouth of
`H6310-12`	Genesis 45:12	פִ֖/י	fi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my mouth	my mouth	my mouth
`H6310-38`	Genesis 45:21	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	commandment	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-23`	Genesis 47:12	לְ/פִ֥י	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to the mouth of	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of
`H6310-37`	Exodus 4:10	פֶּ֛ה	peh	`HNcmsa`	mouth	mouth	mouth
`H6310-37`	Exodus 4:11	פֶּה֮	peh	`HNcmsa`	a mouth	mouth	mouth
`H6310-42`	Exodus 4:12	פִּ֔י/ךָ	pikha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your mouth	your mouth	your mouth
`H6310-10`	Exodus 4:15	בְּ/פִ֑י/ו	befiv	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his mouth	in his mouth	in his mouth
`H6310-42`	Exodus 4:15	פִּ֨י/ךָ֙	pikha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your mouth	your mouth	your mouth
`H6310-41`	Exodus 4:15	פִּ֔י/הוּ	pihu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his mouth	his mouth	his mouth
`H6310-22`	Exodus 4:16	לְ/פֶ֔ה	lefeh	`HR/Ncmsa`	as a mouth	to a mouth	to a mouth
`H6310-23`	Exodus 12:4	לְ/פִ֣י	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of
`H6310-06`	Exodus 13:9	בְּ/פִ֑י/ךָ	befikha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your mouth	in your mouth	in your mouth
`H6310-23`	Exodus 16:16	לְ/פִ֣י	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of
`H6310-23`	Exodus 16:18	לְ/פִֽי	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of
`H6310-19`	Exodus 16:21	כְּ/פִ֣י	kefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to	according to the mouth of	according to
`H6310-38`	Exodus 17:1	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	mouth	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-23`	Exodus 17:13	לְ/פִי	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	with the edge	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of
`H6310-42`	Exodus 23:13	פִּֽי/ךָ	pikha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your mouth	your mouth	your mouth
`H6310-12`	Exodus 28:32	פִֽי	fi	`HNcmsc`	a hole	my mouth	opening
`H6310-27`	Exodus 28:32	לְ/פִ֨י/ו	lefiv	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	around its opening	by his mouth	around its opening
`H6310-19`	Exodus 28:32	כְּ/פִ֥י	kefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	like the opening	according to the mouth of	like the opening of
`H6310-38`	Exodus 34:27	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	mouth of	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-38`	Exodus 38:21	פִּ֣י	pi	`HNcmsc`	the mouth of	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-48`	Exodus 39:23	וּ/פִֽי	ufi	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-the-opening	and mouth-of	and the opening of
`H6310-19`	Exodus 39:23	כְּ/פִ֣י	kefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	like-the-opening	according to the mouth of	like the opening of
`H6310-27`	Exodus 39:23	לְ/פִ֛י/ו	lefiv	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	for-its-opening	by his mouth	for its opening
`H6310-38`	Leviticus 24:12	פִּ֥י	pi	`HNcmsc`	the mouth of	mouth of	mouth of
`H6310-23`	Leviticus 25:16	לְ/פִ֣י	lefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to	according to the mouth of	to the mouth of
`H6310-53`	Leviticus 25:16	וּ/לְ/פִי֙	ulefi	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and according to	and according to mouth-of	and according to mouth-of
`H6310-25`	Leviticus 25:51	לְ/פִי/הֶן֙	lefihen	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fp`	according to them	according to their mouth	according to them
`H6310-19`	Leviticus 25:52	כְּ/פִ֣י	kefi	`HR/Ncmsc`	according to	according to the mouth of	according to
`H6310-38`	Leviticus 27:8	פִּ֗י	pi	`HNcmsc`	the mouth	mouth of	mouth of

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