1 Chronicles 16:1:141 Chr.16.1.W14TAB
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
va-yak-RI-vu o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-VI-u et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-yats-TI-gu o-TO be-TOKH ha-O-hel a-SHER na-TA-lo da-VID va-yak-RI-vu o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The phrase lip̄nê hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm {לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים | lip̄-nê hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘before God’ situates the rite in divine presence. The pattern of vav sequencing and relative clauses underscores continuity between royal preparation and communal worship.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:1
And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Chronicles 16:1, 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.16.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.1.W14.S1) and character.