1 Chronicles 16:27:31 Chr.16.27.W3TAB
לְפָנָ֔יו
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAV
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- before him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAV
- sentence
HOD ve-ha-DAR le-fa-NAV OZ ve-KHED-va bim-kO-mo
Exegesis
Prepositional constructs lefanav {לְפָנָיו | ləpānāw} ‘before Him’ and bimkomo {בִּמְקֹמֽוֹ | bəmqômô} ‘in His place’ establish spatial orientation toward the divine. The Hebrew clause is verbless, requiring the insertion of “are” in English to express existence. This chiastic arrangement underscores both the nearness of God and the sanctity of His abode.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:27
Splendor and majesty are before Him ; strength and joy are in His place .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 16:27, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֔יו (lefanav) 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.16.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.27.W3.S1) and character.