1 Samuel 16:21:51 Sam.16.21.W5TAB
לְפָנָ֑יו
lefanaiv
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAI-v
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAI-v
- 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-NAI-v
- clause
va-VA da-VID el-sha-UL va-ya-a-MOD le-fa-NAI-v
- sentence
va-VA da-VID el-sha-UL va-ya-a-MOD le-fa-NAI-v va-ye-e-ha-VE-hu me-OD va-ye-HI-lo no-SE khe-LIM
Exegesis
Lefanav {לְפָנָיו | lə·p̄ā·nāw} ‘before him’ uses panim ‘face; presence’ idiomatically to indicate proximity.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and he stood before him; and Saul loved him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 16:21, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֑יו (lefanaiv) 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.16.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.21.W5.S1) and character.