Pe is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It can represent the sound “p” or “f,” depending on its form, and it was also used as the number eighty.
Definition
Pe is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In transliteration it is represented by p when marked with dagesh and by ph, corresponding to f, without it. Pe was also used as the numeral eighty.
Biblical Usage
The supplied material identifies Pe as a Hebrew alphabetic letter and numeral but gives no separate biblical usage.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>pa "p": The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "p" with daghesh and "ph" (equals f) without. It came also to be used for the number 80. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.</p>