1 Samuel 16:22:71 Sam.16.22.W7TAB
לְפָנַ֔י
lefanai
“before me”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAI
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAI
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- before me
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAI
- clause
ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL el-yi-SHAI le-MOR ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
In context — 1 Samuel 16:22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David continue to stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 16:22, so the Hebrew word לְפָנַ֔י (lefanai) 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.16.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.22.W7.S1) and character.