1 Kings 13:6:171 Kgs.13.6.W17TAB
אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י
etpene
“favor of”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-NE
- Extended
- eht-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- favor of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
et-pe-NE
- phraseyour reading level
et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-KHAL ish-ha-e-lo-HIM et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ta-SHAV yad-ha-ME-lekh e-LAV va-te-HI ke-va-ri-sho-NA
- sentence
va-YA-an ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM khal-NA et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-hit-pa-LEL ba-a-DI ve-ta-SHOV ya-DI e-LAI va-ye-KHAL ish-ha-e-lo-HIM et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ta-SHAV yad-ha-ME-lekh e-LAV va-te-HI ke-va-ri-sho-NA
Exegesis
The construct et-pənē YHWH {אֶת־פְּנֵ֨י יְהוָה | ʾet pənē Yəhōwāh} ‘seek the face of the LORD’ conveys appeal for divine favor.
Root and etymology
פ־נ־ה
“face; presence”
In context — 1 Kings 13:6
And the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please seek the face of the LORD your God and pray for me, that my hand may return to me.” So the man of God sought the face of the LORD and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it was before .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Kings 13:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י (etpene) 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 Kgs.13.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.6.W17.S1) and character.