Pi-hahiroth — the meaning of the Hebrew name פִּי הַחִירֹת

פִּי הַחִירֹת

Pîy ha-Chîyrôth · pronounced pee hah-khee-roth' · Strong's H6367 · a place

Pi-hahiroth means mouth of the gorges.

Built from

פֶּה peh (from, H6310) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech) open in the lexicon ›

חוֹר chôwr (same root as, H2356) — a cavity, socket, den open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6310 and the feminine plural of a noun (from the same root as H2356), with the article interpolated; mouth of the gorges; Pi-ha-Chiroth, a place in Egypt.

First appearance

Exod 14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi–hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal–zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. (KJV)

Every verse that names Pi-hahiroth

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Exodus, Numbers

Exod 14:2Exod 14:9Num 33:7Num 33:8

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