1 Samuel 15:7:81 Sam.15.7.W8TAB
עַל־פְּנֵ֥י
alpenei
“east of”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NEI
- Extended
- ahl-PEH-NEH
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- east 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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Word in context
- word
al-pe-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
al-pe-NEI mits-ra-YIM
- clause
me-kha-vi-LA bo-a-KHA SHUR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
va-YAKH sha-UL et-ah-ma-LEK me-kha-vi-LA bo-a-KHA SHUR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The relative ʾă-šer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} and ʿal-pᵊ-nê Miṣ-rā-yim {עַל־פְּנֵי מִצְרָיִם | ʿal-pᵊ-nê Miṣ-rā-yim} specify the geographic boundary, rendered “from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt” to preserve directional nuance.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul struck down the Amalekites from Khavilah as he came to Shur , on the face of Egypt.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵ֥י (alpenei) 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.15.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.7.W8.S1) and character.