1 Chronicles 16:37:21 Chr.16.37.W2TAB
לִפְנֵי֙
lifne
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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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
- clause
va-ya-ZAV-SHAM lif-NE a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH le-a-SAF u-le-e-KHAV
- sentence
va-ya-ZAV-SHAM lif-NE a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH le-a-SAF u-le-e-KHAV le-sha-RET lif-NE ha-A-RON ta-MID lid-VAR-YOM be-yo-MO
Exegesis
The infinitival purpose lăšārêt {לְשָׁרֵת | lăšārêt} ‘to minister’ defines the Levites’ role, and the repetition of lĭfney hā’ārôn {לִפְנֵי הָאָרוֹן | lĭfney hā’ārôn} ‘before the ark’ reinforces proximity.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:37
And he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister continually, according to the day’s ritual .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:37, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵי֙ (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.16.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.37.W2.S1) and character.