1 Chronicles 17:13:141 Chr.17.13.W14TAB

לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

lefanekha

before you

Transliteration
le-fa-NE-kha
Extended
leh-faa-NEH-khah
IPA
/ləfaːˈnɛːxaː/

Meaning by language

English
before you

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Result
לְ + פָ + נֶֽי + ךָ׃
le + fa + ne + kha
lefanekha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-fa-NE-kha

  2. clause

    ve-khas-DI lo-a-SIR me-i-MO ka-a-SHER ha-si-ro-TI me-a-SHER ha-YA le-fa-NE-kha

  3. sentence

    a-NI e-he-YE-LO le-AV ve-HU yi-he-YE-LI le-VEN ve-khas-DI lo-a-SIR me-i-MO ka-a-SHER ha-si-ro-TI me-a-SHER ha-YA le-fa-NE-kha

Exegesis

lefanekha {מֵאֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנֶיךָ | mē-’ă-šer hā-yāh lə-pā-nê-kha} ‘from whomever was before you,’ contrasting a past action with a future promise. The use of imperfect forms emphasizes future certainty, while the perfect underscores a completed historical precedent.

In context1 Chronicles 17:13

I will be to him as a father, and he will be to me as a son. And my steadfast love I will not remove from him, just as I removed it from him who was before you.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 17:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Chronicles 17:13, so the Hebrew word לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (lefanekha) 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.17.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.13.W14.S1) and character.