1 Chronicles 16:4:21 Chr.16.4.W2TAB
לִפְנֵ֨י
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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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM
- sentence
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM u-le-haz-KIR u-le-ho-DOT u-le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase lifnei aron YHWH {לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָה | li·pnê ʼǎ·rōn yhō·wāh} establishes spatial proximity to the ark in the LORD’s presence.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed ministers from among the Levites before the ark of the LORD , to make remembrance, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:4, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֨י (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.16.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.4.W2.S1) and character.