1 Kings 17:1:121 Kgs.17.1.W12TAB
לְפָנָ֔יו
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-fah-NAAV
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- before him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-mad-TI le-fa-NAV
- clause
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu ha-tish-BI mi-to-sha-VE gil-AD el-akh-AV khai-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER a-mad-TI le-fa-NAV im-yih-YE ha-sha-NIM ha-EL-le TAL u-ma-TAR
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu ha-tish-BI mi-to-sha-VE gil-AD el-akh-AV khai-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER a-mad-TI le-fa-NAV im-yih-YE ha-sha-NIM ha-EL-le TAL u-ma-TAR KI im-le-FI my word
Exegesis
The relative clause asher amadti lefanav {אֲשֶׁר עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו | ʾǎ·šer ʿā·maḏ·tî lə·pān·āw} “before whom I have stood” highlights Elijah’s prophetic presence.
In context — 1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I have stood, there shall be no dew or rain these years except by my word .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 17:1, 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 Kgs.17.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.1.W12.S1) and character.