1 Chronicles 13:8:41 Chr.13.8.W4TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifne
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
ve-da-VID ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL me-sa-kha-KIM lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM be-KHOL-OZ
- sentence
ve-da-VID ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL me-sa-kha-KIM lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM be-KHOL-OZ u-ve-shi-RIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT u-vin-va-LIM u-ve-tu-PIM u-vim-tsil-TA-yim u-va-kha-tsots-ROT
Exegesis
The phrase lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lipnê} places the celebration “before” God, marking the event as directed toward Him rather than merely communal entertainment.
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:8
David and all Israel were celebrating before God , with all their might , and with songs, and with lyres, and with harps, and with drums, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 13:8, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (lifne) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.13.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.8.W4.S1) and character.