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Isaiah

Chapter 41
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Phonetic (Hebrew): hachari֤yshshu 'elay֙ 'iyּi֔ym ule'umּi֖ym yachali֣ypu ko֑cha yigּeshshu֙ 'a֣z yedabּe֔ru yachedּa֖v lamּishshepּa֥t niqeraֽbah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Keep silence before Me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgement.

הַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּ אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֔ים וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֑חַ יִגְּשׁוּ֙ אָ֣ז יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ יַחְדָּ֖ו לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט נִקְרָֽבָה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֤y he'iyr֙ mimּizera֔ch tze֖deq yiqera'e֣hu leragel֑o yitּe֨n lepana֤yv gּoyim֙ umelaki֣ym ya֔redּe yitּe֤n kּeֽ'apar֙ charebּ֔o kּeqa֥shsh nidּa֖p qashshetּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? He gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

מִ֤י הֵעִיר֙ מִמִּזְרָ֔ח צֶ֖דֶק יִקְרָאֵ֣הוּ לְרַגְל֑וֹ יִתֵּ֨ן לְפָנָ֤יו גּוֹיִם֙ וּמְלָכִ֣ים יַ֔רְדְּ יִתֵּ֤ן כֶּֽעָפָר֙ חַרְבּ֔וֹ כְּקַ֥שׁ נִדָּ֖ף קַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiredּepe֖m ya'ab֣or shshal֑om 'o֥rach bּeragela֖yv lo֥ yabֽo'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

יִרְדְּפֵ֖ם יַעֲב֣וֹר שָׁל֑וֹם אֹ֥רַח בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֥א יָבֽוֹא׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-pa'a֣l ve'ashsa֔h qore֥ hadּor֖ot mero֑'shsh 'ani֤y yehvah֙ ri'shsh֔on ve'et-'acharoni֖ym 'aniy-hֽu'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who has wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am He.

מִֽי־פָעַ֣ל וְעָשָׂ֔ה קֹרֵ֥א הַדֹּר֖וֹת מֵרֹ֑אשׁ אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ רִאשׁ֔וֹן וְאֶת־אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים אֲנִי־הֽוּא׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ra'֤u 'iyּiym֙ veyiyra֔'u qetz֥ot ha'a֖retz yechera֑du qareb֖u vayּe'etayֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

רָא֤וּ אִיִּים֙ וְיִירָ֔אוּ קְצ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ קָרְב֖וּ וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): i֥yshsh 'et-re'e֖hu ya'ezo֑ru ule'achi֖yv yo'ma֥r chazaֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, "Be of good courage."

אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֖הוּ יַעְזֹ֑רוּ וּלְאָחִ֖יו יֹאמַ֥ר חֲזָֽק׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayechazּe֤q charashsh֙ 'et-tzore֔p machali֥yq pּatּi֖yshsh 'et-h֣olem pּa֑'am 'ome֤r ladּe֨beq֙ t֣ob h֔u vayechazּeqe֥hu bemasemeri֖ym lo֥ yimּֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smoothes with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, "It is ready for the sodering:" and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק חָרָשׁ֙ אֶת־צֹרֵ֔ף מַחֲלִ֥יק פַּטִּ֖ישׁ אֶת־ה֣וֹלֶם פָּ֑עַם אֹמֵ֤ר לַדֶּ֨בֶק֙ ט֣וֹב ה֔וּא וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּah֙ yishsera'e֣l 'abedּi֔y ya'aqo֖b 'ashshe֣r bּecharetּi֑yka ze֖ra 'aberaha֥m 'ohabiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend.

וְאַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדִּ֔י יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָ זֶ֖רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹהֲבִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֤r hechezaqetּi֨yka֙ miqetz֣ot ha'a֔retz ume'atziyle֖yha qera'ti֑yka va'o֤mar leka֙ 'abedּiy-'a֔tּah bּecharetּi֖yka velo֥ me'asetּiֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from the chief men thereof, and said to you, "You are My servant; I have chosen you, and not cast you away."

אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִקְצ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָ קְרָאתִ֑יךָ וָאֹ֤מַר לְךָ֙ עַבְדִּי־אַ֔תָּה בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֥א מְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּiyra'֙ kּi֣y 'imּeka-'a֔niy 'al-tּishshetּa֖ kּiֽy-'ani֣y 'elohe֑yka 'imּatzetּi֨yka֙ 'ap-'azaretּi֔yka 'ap-tּemaketּi֖yka bּiymi֥yn tzideqiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Fear you not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.

אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י עִמְּךָ־אָ֔נִי אַל־תִּשְׁתָּ֖ע כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אִמַּצְתִּ֨יךָ֙ אַף־עֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ אַף־תְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָ בִּימִ֥ין צִדְקִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): he֤n yebo֨shshu֙ veyikּa֣lem֔u kּo֖l hanּecheri֣ym bּa֑ke yiֽhey֥u ke'a֛yin veyo'bed֖u 'aneshshe֥y riybeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, all they that were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with you shall perish.

הֵ֤ן יֵבֹ֨שׁוּ֙ וְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַנֶּחֱרִ֣ים בָּ֑ךְ יִֽהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וְיֹאבְד֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י רִיבֶֽךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tּebaqeshshem֙ velo֣ timetza'e֔m 'aneshshe֖y matzּute֑ka yihey֥u ke'a֛yin uke'e֖pes 'aneshshe֥y milechametּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even them that contended with you: they that war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙ וְלֹ֣א תִמְצָאֵ֔ם אַנְשֵׁ֖י מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָ יִהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וּכְאֶ֖פֶס אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֗y 'ani֛y yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka machazi֣yq yemiyne֑ka ha'ome֥r leka֛ 'al-tּiyra֖ 'ani֥y 'azaretּiֽyka׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For I the LORD your God will hold your right hand, saying to you, "Fear not; I will help you."

כִּ֗י אֲנִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מַחֲזִ֣יק יְמִינֶ֑ךָ הָאֹמֵ֥ר לְךָ֛ אַל־תִּירָ֖א אֲנִ֥י עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּiֽyre'iy֙ tּola֣'at yaֽ'aqo֔b mete֖y yishsera'e֑l 'ani֤y 'azaretּiyke֙ ne'um-yehva֔h vego'ale֖ke qed֥oshsh yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says the LORD, and your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

אַל־תִּֽירְאִי֙ תּוֹלַ֣עַת יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב מְתֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֤י עֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֣h shsametּi֗yke lemorag֙ char֣utz chada֔shsh bּa֖'al pּiֽypiyּ֑ot tּad֤ushsh hariym֙ vetado֔q ugeba'֖ot kּamּo֥tz tּashsiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, I will make you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills as chaff.

הִנֵּ֣ה שַׂמְתִּ֗יךְ לְמוֹרַג֙ חָר֣וּץ חָדָ֔שׁ בַּ֖עַל פִּֽיפִיּ֑וֹת תָּד֤וּשׁ הָרִים֙ וְתָדֹ֔ק וּגְבָע֖וֹת כַּמֹּ֥ץ תָּשִֽׂים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tּizerem֙ ver֣ucha tּishsּa'e֔m use'ara֖h tּapi֣ytz 'ota֑m ve'atּah֙ tּagi֣yl bּaֽyhva֔h bּiqed֥oshsh yishsera'e֖l tּitehalּaֽl׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)You shall fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and you shall rejoice in the LORD, and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

תִּזְרֵם֙ וְר֣וּחַ תִּשָּׂאֵ֔ם וּסְעָרָ֖ה תָּפִ֣יץ אוֹתָ֑ם וְאַתָּה֙ תָּגִ֣יל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה בִּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּתְהַלָּֽל׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'aniyּi֨ym veha'ebeyoni֜ym mebaqeshshi֥ym ma֨yim֙ va'a֔yin leshshona֖m bּatzּama֣ nashsha֑tּah 'ani֤y yehvah֙ 'e'ene֔m 'elohe֥y yishsera'e֖l lo֥ 'e'ezebeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים מַ֨יִם֙ וָאַ֔יִן לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם בַּצָּמָ֣א נָשָׁ֑תָּה אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶעֱנֵ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֥א אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): epetּa֤ch 'al-shshepayiym֙ nehar֔ot ubet֥oke bּeqa'֖ot ma'eyan֑ot 'ashsi֤ym midebּar֙ la'agam-ma֔yim ve'e֥retz tziyּa֖h lemotza֥'ey maֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

אֶפְתַּ֤ח עַל־שְׁפָיִים֙ נְהָר֔וֹת וּבְת֥וֹךְ בְּקָע֖וֹת מַעְיָנ֑וֹת אָשִׂ֤ים מִדְבָּר֙ לַאֲגַם־מַ֔יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִיָּ֖ה לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): etּe֤n bּamּidebּar֙ 'e֣rez shshitּa֔h vahada֖s ve'e֣tz shsha֑men 'ashsi֣ym bּa'araba֗h bּer֛oshsh tּideha֥r ute'ashshּ֖ur yachedּaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the murtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lema֧'an yire'֣u veyede'֗u veyashsi֤ymu veyashsekּi֨ylu֙ yachedּa֔v kּi֥y yad-yehva֖h 'a֣shsetah zּo֑'t uqed֥oshsh yishsera'e֖l bּera'aֽhּ׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.

לְמַ֧עַן יִרְא֣וּ וְיֵדְע֗וּ וְיָשִׂ֤ימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּ֨ילוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֥י יַד־יְהוָ֖ה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּ֑את וּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרָאָֽהּ׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): qareb֥u riֽybeke֖m yo'ma֣r yehva֑h hagּi֨yshshu֙ 'atzum֣oteyke֔m yo'ma֖r me֥leke ya'aqoֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Produce your cause, says the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, says the King of Jacob.

קָרְב֥וּ רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הַגִּ֨ישׁוּ֙ עֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם יֹאמַ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ יַעֲקֹֽב׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): yagּi֨yshshu֙ veyagּi֣ydu la֔nu 'e֖t 'ashshe֣r tּiqere֑ynah hari'shshon֣ot ׀ ma֣h he֗nּah hagּi֜ydu venashsi֤ymah libּe֨nu֙ venede'a֣h 'achariyta֔n '֥o habּa'֖ot hashshemiy'uֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen: let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

יַגִּ֨ישׁוּ֙ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֔נוּ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקְרֶ֑ינָה הָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת ׀ מָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּה הַגִּ֜ידוּ וְנָשִׂ֤ימָה לִבֵּ֨נוּ֙ וְנֵדְעָ֣ה אַחֲרִיתָ֔ן א֥וֹ הַבָּא֖וֹת הַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hagּi֨ydu֙ ha'otiyּ֣ot le'ach֔or vene֣de'a֔h kּi֥y 'elohi֖ym 'atּe֑m 'ap-tּeyti֣ybu vetare֔'u venishshetּa֖'ah vnr venire'e֥h yachedּaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods: yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

הַגִּ֨ידוּ֙ הָאֹתִיּ֣וֹת לְאָח֔וֹר וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑ם אַף־תֵּיטִ֣יבוּ וְתָרֵ֔עוּ וְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה ונרא וְנִרְאֶ֥ה יַחְדָּֽו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hen-'atּe֣m me'a֔yin upa'aleke֖m me'a֑pa tּo'eba֖h yibecha֥r bּakeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooses you.

הֵן־אַתֶּ֣ם מֵאַ֔יִן וּפָעָלְכֶ֖ם מֵאָ֑פַע תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה יִבְחַ֥ר בָּכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'iyr֤otiy mitzּapon֙ vayּa֔'t mimּizerach-shshe֖meshsh yiqera֣ bishshemi֑y veyabo֤ seganiym֙ kּemo-cho֔mer ukem֥o yotze֖r yiremas-tiֽyt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon My name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treads clay.

הַעִיר֤וֹתִי מִצָּפוֹן֙ וַיַּ֔את מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ יִקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֑י וְיָבֹ֤א סְגָנִים֙ כְּמוֹ־חֹ֔מֶר וּכְמ֥וֹ יוֹצֵ֖ר יִרְמָס־טִֽיט׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-higּi֤yd mero'shsh֙ veneda֔'ah umilּepani֖ym veno'ma֣r tzadּi֑yq 'a֣p 'eyn-magּi֗yd 'a֚p 'e֣yn mashshemi֔y'a 'a֥p 'eyn-shshome֖'a 'imereykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, "He is righteous?" yes, there is none that shows, yes, there is none that declares, yes, there is none that hears your words.

מִֽי־הִגִּ֤יד מֵרֹאשׁ֙ וְנֵדָ֔עָה וּמִלְּפָנִ֖ים וְנֹאמַ֣ר צַדִּ֑יק אַ֣ף אֵין־מַגִּ֗יד אַ֚ף אֵ֣ין מַשְׁמִ֔יעַ אַ֥ף אֵין־שֹׁמֵ֖עַ אִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ri'shsh֥on letziyּ֖on hinּe֣h hinּa֑m veliyrushshala֖im mebashsּe֥r 'etּeֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The first shall say to Zion, "Behold, behold them:" and I will give to Jerusalem one that brings good tidings.

רִאשׁ֥וֹן לְצִיּ֖וֹן הִנֵּ֣ה הִנָּ֑ם וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר אֶתֵּֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨re'֙ ve'e֣yn 'i֔yshsh ume'e֖lּeh ve'e֣yn yo'e֑tz ve'eshshe'ale֖m veyashshi֥ybu dabaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

וְאֵ֨רֶא֙ וְאֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֵ֣ין יוֹעֵ֑ץ וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): he֣n kּulּa֔m 'a֥ven 'e֖pes ma'ashseyhe֑m r֥ucha vato֖hu nisekּeyheֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

הֵ֣ן כֻּלָּ֔ם אָ֥וֶן אֶ֖פֶס מַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם ר֥וּחַ וָתֹ֖הוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃פ