1 Samuel 15:33:131 Sam.15.33.W13TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
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 ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-sha-SEF she-moo-EL et-a-GAG lif-NE ye-ho-VAH ba-gil-GAL
- sentence
va-yoh-MER she-moo-EL ka-a-SHER shi-ke-LA na-SHIM khar-BE-kha KEN-tish-KAL min-na-SHIM i-ME-kha va-ye-sha-SEF she-moo-EL et-a-GAG lif-NE ye-ho-VAH ba-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lippənê Yəhōwāh {לִפְנֵי | lippənê Yəhōwāh} ‘before the LORD’ frames the execution as a divinely authorized act. The literal reconstruction mirrors Hebrew word order, with formal and dynamic renditions adjusting syntax for clarity while preserving the original parallel structure and theological emphasis.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:33
And Samuel said, “Just as your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:33:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 15:33, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (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 Sam.15.33.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.33.W13.S1) and character.