1 Kings 18:46:71 Kgs.18.46.W7TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
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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Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE akh-AV
- clause
va-ya-RATS lif-NE akh-AV ad-bo-a-KHA yiz-re-e-LA
- sentence
ve-YAD-ye-ho-VAH ha-ye-TA el-e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-NES mot-na-V va-ya-RATS lif-NE akh-AV ad-bo-a-KHA yiz-re-e-LA
Exegesis
The phrase lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lip̄-nê} ‘before/in front of’ sets Elijah’s position relative to Achav {אַחְאָב | ʾaḥ-ʾāḇ}, highlighting an extraordinary reversal where the prophet runs ahead of the king.
In context — 1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was upon Elijah, and he girded up his waist , and he ran before Ahab as far as the entrance of Jezreel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:46:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 18:46, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (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 Kgs.18.46.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.46.W7.S1) and character.