The meaning of “פִּי הַחִירֹת”
Understanding Pîy ha-Chîyrôth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Pi-hahiroth. (In Numbers 14:19 without Pi-.) - § Pi-hahiroth = "place where sedge grows" - Pi-ha-Chiroth, a place in Egy...
פִּי הַחִירֹת
Pi-hahiroth. (In Numbers 14:19 without Pi-.) - § Pi-hahiroth = "place where sedge grows" - Pi-ha-Chiroth, a place in Egypt 1) the 3rd encampment of the Israelites after leaving Goshen in Egypt and the last one before crossing the Red Sea
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 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.” Word: פִּי הַחִירֹת (Pîy ha-Chîyrôth) | |
| Exodus 14:9 | “But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi–hahiroth, before Baal–zephon.” Word: פִּי הַחִירֹת (Pîy ha-Chîyrôth) | |
| Numbers 33:7 | “And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi–hahiroth, which is before Baal–zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.” Word: פִּי הַחִירֹת (Pîy ha-Chîyrôth) | |
| Numbers 33:8 | “And they departed from before Pi–hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.” Word: פִּי הַחִירֹת (Pîy ha-Chîyrôth) |