1 Kings 18:1:151 Kgs.18.1.W15TAB
עַל־פְּנֵ֥י
alpene
“upon the face of”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NE
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the face of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-pe-NE
- phraseyour reading level
al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
- clause
LEKH he-ra-E el-a-KHA-v ve-et-NA ma-TAR al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ya-MIM ra-BIM u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-e-LI-ya-hu ba-sha-NA ha-she-li-SHIT le-MOR LEKH he-ra-E el-a-KHA-v ve-et-NA ma-TAR al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The cohortative vetenah {וְאֶתְּנָה | wəʾetnâh} with the noun matar {מָטָר | māṭar} forms a divine promise, and the prepositional phrase al-penei ha-adamah {עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה | ʿal pᶜənê hāʾădāmâ} ‘upon the surface of the land’ emphasizes the visible fulfillment of that promise. This arrangement follows the typical Hebrew prophetic pattern of introduction, command, and promised outcome.
In context — 1 Kings 18:1
And after many days, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will give rain upon the surface of the land.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 18:1, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵ֥י (alpene) 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.18.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.1.W15.S1) and character.