What does פֶּה · שְׁנַיִם · עֵד · שָׁלוֹשׁ mean in the Bible?
פֶּה · שְׁנַיִם · עֵד · שָׁלוֹשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "On the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses — the due-process evidentiary standard".
Hebrew · H6310, H8147, H5707, H7969
עַל-פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים
The mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to · two ; also (as ordinal) twofold · concretely, a witness ; abstractly, testimony ; specifically, a recorder , i.e. prince · three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
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פֶּהH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Pronunciationpeh
Speech-organ extended to mean edge, boundary, or measure; "according to the mouth" expresses conformity.
Open lexicon entry →שְׁנַיִםH8147two ; also (as ordinal) twofold
Pronunciationšĕnayim
Dual number expressing both cardinality and ordinality; foundational to covenantal pairing and witness testimony throughout Scripture.
Open lexicon entry →עֵדH5707concretely, a witness ; abstractly, testimony ; specifically, a recorder , i.e. prince
Pronunciationʿēḏ
Witness who testifies in legal or covenant contexts; foundational to truth-establishing and justice in Israelite society.
Open lexicon entry →שָׁלוֹשׁH7969three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
Pronunciationšālwōš
Cardinal number marking completion or divine testing; foundational to covenant witness and resurrection typology in Scripture.
Open lexicon entry →What does עַל-פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים (al pi shenayim edim o sheloshah edim) mean in the Bible?
פֶּה · שְׁנַיִם · עֵד · שָׁלוֹשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "On the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses — the due-process evidentiary standard".
Full entry for עַל-פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים (H6310, H8147, H5707, H7969) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6310, H8147, H5707, H7969?
H6310, H8147, H5707, H7969 is connected to 1,768 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. On the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses — the due-process evidentiary standard
Strong'sH6310, H8147, H5707, H7969
Lexical occurrences1,768 versesSource Gloss
On the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses — the due-process evidentiary standard
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַל-פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים is built from this root:
פָּאָהH6284